GitHub - jedisct1/yes-rs: 🚀 A blazingly fast, memory-safe rewrite of the classic Unix 'yes' command. Written in Rust! 🦀

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yes-rs 🚀

A blazingly fast, memory-safe rewrite of the classic Unix yes command

Made with Rust Memory Safety Zero Cost Blazing Fast

Why rewrite yes in Rust? 🤔

Because the original yes command (written in shudders C) is:

  • ❌ Not memory-safe
  • ❌ Prone to buffer overflows
  • ❌ Lacks modern error handling
  • ❌ Missing zero-cost abstractions
  • ❌ No fearless concurrency
  • ❌ Not written in Rust

Features ✨

  • 🚀 Blazingly fast - Outputs "y" at unprecedented speeds
  • 🛡️ Memory safe - No segfaults, guaranteed!
  • ⚡ Zero-cost abstractions - Maximum performance
  • 🔥 Fearless concurrency - Ready for async/await (coming soon!)
  • 🦀 100% Rust - No unsafe code blocks
  • 📦 Cargo integration - Easy to install and distribute

Installation 📦

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/jedisct1/yes-rs
cd yes-rs
cargo build --release

Usage 💻

Just like the original yes, but better:

# Output "y" forever (blazingly fast!)
yes-rs

# Output custom string forever (memory-safe!)
yes-rs "hello rust"

Benchmarks 📊

Command Language Lines of Code Memory Safety Speed
yes (GNU) C ~50 ❌ Fast
yes-rs Rust 🦀 ~1302 ✅ BLAZING FAST

Benchmarks conducted on my laptop

Contributing 🤝

We welcome contributions! Please ensure all code is:

  • ✅ Written in Rust
  • ✅ Memory-safe
  • ✅ Blazingly fast
  • ✅ Uses zero-cost abstractions

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Suggested HN title:

  • "yes-rs: A blazingly fast, memory-safe rewrite of Unix 'yes' WRITTEN IN RUST 🦀"
  • "1302 lines of Rust vs 50 lines of C: The future of systems programming"

Because if it's not written in Rust, it's not worth using. 🦀

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