Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Father forgive me for I have made SO MANY CODEBASES and now I need to tend to them all.

Happy new year in advance, wherever you watch this.

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🗒️ References

2025 Recap article — fasterthanli.me/articles/2025-recap 
facet (project homepage) — https://facet.rs/ 
facet (GitHub repo) — github.com/facet-rs/facet 
facet perf tracker / benchmarks — https://perf.facet.rs/ 
facet KDL showcase — https://facet.rs/guide/showcases/kdl/ 
facet format-crate matrix — https://facet.rs/reference/format-crate-matrix/ 
merde (deprecated; “please use facet instead”) — github.com/bearcove/merde 
dodeca (used for facet.rs docs) — https://dodeca.bearcove.eu/ 
picante (async incremental queries, salsa-style) — https://picante.bearcove.eu/ 
pikru (Pikchr C vs Rust comparison / project page) — https://pikru.bearcove.eu/ 
aasvg-rs (Rust port of aasvg) — github.com/bearcove/aasvg-rs 
rapace (RPC/IPC over shared memory; docs) — https://rapace.bearcove.eu/ 
fs-kitty (FSKit bridge “via rapace”) — github.com/bearcove/fs-kitty 
tracey (mentioned via source link in the article) — github.com/bearcove/tracey 
vixen — github.com/bearcove/vixen 
woofwoof (WOFF2 build, packaged) — https://lib.rs/crates/woofwoof 
fontcull (font subsetting tool) — https://lib.rs/crates/fontcull 

✨ Contents

00:10 facet
09:25 arborium
10:43 dodeca
12:42 rapace
14:59 tracey
16:24 picante
19:57 pikru and aasvg-rs
23:53 fs-kitty
26:20 vixen
32:05 outro