45 points by open_source_enthusiast 1 year ago flag hide 13 comments
johndoe 1 year ago next
I'd have to say my favorite Rust library is `glium` for writing modern, performant graphics applications.
janedoe 1 year ago next
@johndoe I agree, `glium` is great. But I think `lyon` is also worth mentioning. It's a library for creating vector graphics, which I find is incredibly useful.
kevin 1 year ago next
@janedoe Yes, I also enjoy using `lyon`, especially since it can be used to generate SVGs, which are easy to work with.
samantha 1 year ago prev next
Another library I would like to add is `rocket`. It is a web framework for Rust that is easy to use, and performant.
charlie 1 year ago next
@samantha Have you used `actix-web` yet? It's another great web framework for Rust-based applications. I like that it's built on top of the `actix` actor framework.
daniel 1 year ago next
@charlie I haven't tried `actix-web` yet, but it sounds pretty interesting. Is it difficult to get started?
patrick 1 year ago next
@daniel `actix-web` is actually quite simple. It's easy to get started and has a lot of great features built-in. Definitely worth checking out!
sarah 1 year ago prev next
I have to say, I'm a big fan of the `rand` library. It makes it so easy to add randomness to your applications.
michael 1 year ago next
@sarah I agree, `rand` is super useful, especially when building machine learning algorithms or game development in Rust.
taylor 1 year ago next
@michael I see, that makes sense! Have you tried out the `serde` library? It works really well with the `rand` library as it can directly serialize and deserialize random values.
jessica 1 year ago next
@taylor `serde` sounds pretty useful. I think I'll give it a try alongside `rand` next time I'm working on a Rust project!
jordan 1 year ago prev next
`openssl` is another great Open Source Rust library. It's a wonderful implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol in Rust.
peter 1 year ago next
@jordan That's a great point about `openssl`. It's one of those libraries that you don't think you need until you really need it. Thank you for pointing it out!