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Slint 1.0 with Tobias Hunger

June 09, 2023 49:43 47.73 MB Downloads: 0

Allen Wyma talks with Tobias Hunger, developer on Slint. Slint is a toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for any display. Slint has just made a 1.0 release.

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Timestamps

  • [@00:00] - Introduction
  • [@04:02] - Slint updates and progress from the previous interview
  • [@06:15] - Upgrades that came along releasing of Slint 1.0
  • [@11:12] - Bugs fixed in Slint 1.0
  • [@12:43] - Stability, improved tooling and other key features in the Slint upgrade
  • [@15:34] - Multi-window support
  • [@18:26] - Screen reader accessibility and keyboard shortcut in Slint
  • [@22:04] - Raspberry Pi Pico and Zero 2 W
  • [@24:21] - Rust support, line buffering and graphics acceleration
  • [@26:10] - Other UIs that are out in the Rust space
  • [@27:17] - Handling bugs and feature reports
  • [@29:10] - Slint documentation
  • [@34:02] - Patch files
  • [@37:16] - Plans for the 1.1 release
  • [@38:51] - Interesting ways users used Slint API
  • [@40:30] - Slint users and Rust community feedback
  • [@43:35] - Requiring that users have a Rust compiler installed
  • [@46:31] - Programming with Rust vs C, C++
  • [@48:33] - Tobias’ great experience with the Rust community

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma