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minus-squareINeedMana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 days agoThanks :) async_println is a part of fast_log?
minus-squarefartsparkles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-28 days agoBoth faster_log and async_println were purely malicious packages (not taken over and turned malicious). I know faster_log is typosquatting / luring fast_log users but I’m not sure about about async_println (which was a clone of the malicious faster_log). async_std::print is a thing so I guess trying to lure users who search crates before docs :shrug:
minus-squarenebeker@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoI mean, if you want your prints to be asynchronous you’re looking for trouble to begin with. The previous statement is a joke.
Thanks :)
async_println is a part of fast_log?
Both faster_log and async_println were purely malicious packages (not taken over and turned malicious).
I know faster_log is typosquatting / luring fast_log users but I’m not sure about about async_println (which was a clone of the malicious faster_log).
async_std::print is a thing so I guess trying to lure users who search crates before docs :shrug:
I mean, if you want your prints to be asynchronous you’re looking for trouble to begin with.
The previous statement is a joke.