Some extremely exciting news: Google Fonts is funding...

Some extremely exciting news: Google Fonts is funding four developers from the open source community to work on Rust UI in 2024. Goals include demonstrating extremely high performance, using Vello for GPU-accelerated 2D rendering, and a port to Android.

All the work is in the open, and we look forward to working with others in the Rust UI ecosystem.

More details here: https://linebender.org/blog/xilem-2024/ I'm excited about what we'll build together!

Like 11 January at 4:41 | Open on mastodon.online

5 comments

Franchesko

@raph Just from reading the crate names, I get the impression that there is/was an Esperanto speaker on the Linebender team. Is my observation correct, or am I mistaken?

11 January at 7:18 | Open on mastodon.social

Dirkjan Ochtman

@raph great to hear that Xilem is getting more investment, eager to see what comes out of that.

11 January at 8:13 | Open on hachyderm.io

Alice I. Cecile

@raph Really excited to see what this means for the Rust GUI ecosystem!

11 January at 14:00 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place

Lixou 🏝️

@raph might we get a better example for vello, the current one is more like a test..

11 January at 18:05 | Open on hachyderm.io

Raph Levien

@lixou We'll be working on it, and thanks for the feedback! The current state of Vello is not yet ready for production, but it's absolutely a priority, and good documentation and examples are a major part of that.

11 January at 18:06 | Open on mastodon.online