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Nicholas Nethercote has published a new post in his long-running series on improving Rust compiler performance, outlining the optimisations and profiling work that sped up rustc during September 2026. The write-up details specific changes and their measured impact, continuing a monthly series popular with systems programmers. Readers are discussing the techniques and the steady incremental gains being made to build times.
- 2RustChain rewards older hardware with Proof-of-Antiquity consensus●RustChain invierte la carrera del mining: premia al hardware viejo. Explicacion del consenso Proof-of-Antiquity. # block
RustChain, a blockchain project, is drawing attention for flipping the usual mining logic: instead of favoring the newest, fastest hardware, its Proof-of-Antiquity consensus mechanism rewards older machines. Supporters highlight it as a more inclusive, energy-conscious alternative that extends hardware lifespans and lowers barriers for small-scale participants, though technical details of the scheme remain limited in early discussion.
- 3RustChain picks block producers with a simple modulo operation●No hash race, no staking lottery. RustChain's block producer is just a modulo operation — and that's the point. When a n
RustChain, a blockchain built around the idea that old hardware should earn as much as new machines, selects its block producers with a simple modulo operation rather than proof-of-work hashing or proof-of-stake lotteries. Commenters note the design is deliberate: a hash-power race would let modern GPUs outpace a 2003 PowerBook, defeating the project's stated goal of hardware egalitarianism.