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I Just Wanted to Reuse Async Functions in Rust. I Ended Up Building a Tiny Task Manager

Dev.to · icsboyx 3w ago

I Just Wanted to Reuse Async Functions in Rust. I Ended Up Building a Tiny Task Manager

A step-by-step story about reusable async functions, boxed futures, restartable tasks, and the tiny Tokio task manager I built while learning Rust.

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 5: mod.rs

Dev.to · icsboyx 1mo ago

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 5: mod.rs

The quiet module file that ties my utils crate together, and a more personal note on why I keep doing this kind of coding.

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 4: web.rs

Dev.to · icsboyx 1mo ago

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 4: web.rs

A small project-level HTTP layer over reqwest, mostly to keep API code a bit calmer and easier to read.

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 3: save_load.rs

Dev.to · icsboyx 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 3: save_load.rs

How I handle saving and loading typed config-like data in a small Rust app without turning it into a big abstraction.

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 2: helpers.rs

Dev.to · icsboyx ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 2: helpers.rs

A humble little helpers file: caller-aware errors, JSON conversion, and one tiny tracked error type.

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 1: macros.rs

Dev.to · icsboyx 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

My Tiny Rust Utils, Part 1: macros.rs

The real logging and timestamp macros I use in a small Rust bot, and why I still like this kind of tiny local utility.