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+title: "Announcing Rust 1.0"
+author: The Rust Core Team
+---
+
+Today we are very proud to announce the
+[1.0 release of Rust][relnotes], a new programming language aiming to
+make it easier to build reliable, efficient systems. **Rust combines
+low-level control over performance with high-level convenience and
+safety guarantees**. Better yet, it achieves these goals without
+requiring a garbage collector or runtime, making it possible to
+[use Rust libraries as a "drop-in replacement" for C][ffi]. If you'd
+like to experiment with Rust, the
+["Getting Started" section of the Rust book][book] is your best bet
+(if you prefer to use an e-reader, Pascal Hertleif maintains
+[unofficial e-book versions][ebook] as well).
+
+What makes Rust different from other languages is its type system,
+which represents a refinement and codification of "best practices"
+that have been hammered out by generations of C and C++
+programmers. As such, Rust has something to offer for both experienced
+systems programmers and newcomers alike: experienced programmers will
+find they save time they would have spent debugging, whereas newcomers
+can write low-level code without worrying about minor mistakes leading
+to mysterious crashes.
+
+### What does it mean for Rust to be 1.0?
+
+The current Rust language is the result of a lot of iteration and
+experimentation. The process has worked out well for us: Rust today is
+both simpler and more powerful than we originally thought would be
+possible. But all that experimentation also made it difficult to
+maintain projects written in Rust, since the language and standard
+library were constantly changing.
+
+**The 1.0 release marks the end of that churn.** This release is the
+official beginning of our [commitment to stability][stable], and as
+such it offers a firm foundation for building applications and
+libraries. From this point forward, breaking changes are largely out
+of scope (some [caveats] apply, such as compiler bugs).
+
+That said, releasing 1.0 doesn't mean that the Rust language is
+"done". We have many [improvements in store][priorities]. In fact, the
+Nightly builds of Rust already demonstrate [improvements to][24965]
+[compile][24615] [times][25323] (with more to come) and includes work
+on new APIs and language features, like [`std::fs`][1044] and
+[associated constants][23606].
+
+To help ensure that compiler and language improvements make their way
+out into the ecosystem at large as quickly as possible, we've adopted
+a [train-based][train] release model. This means that we'll be issuing
+regular releases every six weeks, just like the Firefox and Chrome web
+browsers. **To kick off that process, we are also releasing Rust 1.1
+beta today, simultaneously with Rust 1.0.**
+
+### Cargo and crates.io
+
+Building a real project is about more than just writing code -- it's
+also about managing dependencies. [Cargo][cargo], the Rust package
+manager and build system, is designed to make this easy.  Using Cargo,
+downloading and installing new libraries is as simple as adding one
+line to your manifest.
+
+Of course, to use a dependency, you first have to find it. This is
+where [crates.io] comes in -- crates.io is a central package
+repository for Rust code. It makes it easy to search for other
+people's packages or to publish your own.
+
+Since we [announced cargo and crates.io][cargo] approximately six
+months ago, the number of packages has been growing
+steadily. Nonetheless, it's still early days, and there are still lots
+of great packages yet to be written. If you're interested in building
+a library that will take the Rust world by storm, there's no time like
+the present!
+
+### Open Source and Open Governance
+
+Rust has been an open-source project from the start. Over the last few
+years, we've been constantly looking for ways to make our governance
+more open and community driven. Since we introduced the
+[RFC process][rfcs] a little over a year ago, all major decisions
+about Rust are written up and discussed in the open in the form of an
+RFC. Recently, we adopted a [new governance model][1068], which
+establishes a set of subteams, each responsible for RFCs in one
+particular area. If you'd like help shape the future of Rust, we
+encourage you to get involved, either by uploading libraries to
+[crates.io], commenting on RFCs, or
+[writing code for Rust itself][contributing].
+
+We'd like to give a special thank you to the following people, each of
+whom contributed changes since our previous release (the
+[complete list of contributors][AUTHORS] is here):
+
+- `Aaron Gallagher <[email protected]>`
+- `Aaron Turon <[email protected]>`
+- `Abhishek Chanda <[email protected]>`
+- `Adolfo Ochagavía <[email protected]>`
+- `Alex Burka <[email protected]>`
+- `Alex Crichton <[email protected]>`
+- `Alex Quach <[email protected]>`
+- `Alexander Polakov <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrea Canciani <[email protected]>`
+- `Andreas Martens <[email protected]>`
+- `Andreas Tolfsen <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrei Oprea <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrew Paseltiner <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrew Seidl <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrew Straw <[email protected]>`
+- `Andrzej Janik <[email protected]>`
+- `Aram Visser <[email protected]>`
+- `Ariel Ben-Yehuda <[email protected]>`
+- `Augusto Hack <[email protected]>`
+- `Avdi Grimm <[email protected]>`
+- `Barosl Lee <[email protected]>`
+- `Ben Ashford <[email protected]>`
+- `Ben Gesoff <[email protected]>`
+- `Björn Steinbrink <[email protected]>`
+- `Brad King <[email protected]>`
+- `Brendan Graetz <[email protected]>`
+- `Brett Cannon <[email protected]>`
+- `Brian Anderson <[email protected]>`
+- `Brian Campbell <[email protected]>`
+- `Carlos Galarza <[email protected]>`
+- `Carol (Nichols || Goulding) <[email protected]>`
+- `Carol Nichols <[email protected]>`
+- `Chris Morgan <[email protected]>`
+- `Chris Wong <[email protected]>`
+- `Christopher Chambers <[email protected]>`
+- `Clark Gaebel <[email protected]>`
+- `Cole Reynolds <[email protected]>`
+- `Colin Walters <[email protected]>`
+- `Conrad Kleinespel <[email protected]>`
+- `Corey Farwell <[email protected]>`
+- `Dan Callahan <[email protected]>`
+- `Dave Huseby <[email protected]>`
+- `David Reid <[email protected]>`
+- `Diggory Hardy <[email protected]>`
+- `Dominic van Berkel <[email protected]>`
+- `Dominick Allen <[email protected]>`
+- `Don Petersen <[email protected]>`
+- `Dzmitry Malyshau <[email protected]>`
+- `Earl St Sauver <[email protected]>`
+- `Eduard Burtescu <[email protected]>`
+- `Erick Tryzelaar <[email protected]>`
+- `Felix S. Klock II <[email protected]>`
+- `Florian Hahn <[email protected]>`
+- `Florian Hartwig <[email protected]>`
+- `Franziska Hinkelmann <[email protected]>`
+- `FuGangqiang <[email protected]>`
+- `Garming Sam <[email protected]>`
+- `Geoffrey Thomas <[email protected]>`
+- `Geoffry Song <[email protected]>`
+- `Gleb Kozyrev <[email protected]>`
+- `Graydon Hoare <[email protected]>`
+- `Guillaume Gomez <[email protected]>`
+- `Hajime Morrita <[email protected]>`
+- `Hech <[email protected]>`
+- `Heejong Ahn <[email protected]>`
+- `Hika Hibariya <[email protected]>`
+- `Huon Wilson <[email protected]>`
+- `Igor Strebezhev <[email protected]>`
+- `Isaac Ge <[email protected]>`
+- `J Bailey <[email protected]>`
+- `Jake Goulding <[email protected]>`
+- `James Miller <[email protected]>`
+- `James Perry <[email protected]>`
+- `Jan Andersson <[email protected]>`
+- `Jan Bujak <[email protected]>`
+- `Jan-Erik Rediger <[email protected]>`
+- `Jannis Redmann <[email protected]>`
+- `Jason Yeo <[email protected]>`
+- `Johann <[email protected]>`
+- `Johann Hofmann <[email protected]>`
+- `Johannes Oertel <[email protected]>`
+- `John Gallagher <[email protected]>`
+- `John Van Enk <[email protected]>`
+- `Jonathan S <[email protected]>`
+- `Jordan Humphreys <[email protected]>`
+- `Joseph Crail <[email protected]>`
+- `Josh Triplett <[email protected]>`
+- `Kang Seonghoon <[email protected]>`
+- `Keegan McAllister <[email protected]>`
+- `Kelvin Ly <[email protected]>`
+- `Kevin Ballard <[email protected]>`
+- `Kevin Butler <[email protected]>`
+- `Kevin Mehall <[email protected]>`
+- `Krzysztof Drewniak <[email protected]>`
+- `Lee Aronson <[email protected]>`
+- `Lee Jeffery <[email protected]>`
+- `Liam Monahan <[email protected]>`
+- `Liigo Zhuang <[email protected]>`
+- `Luke Gallagher <[email protected]>`
+- `Luqman Aden <[email protected]>`
+- `Manish Goregaokar <[email protected]>`
+- `Manuel Hoffmann <[email protected]>`
+- `Marin Atanasov Nikolov <[email protected]>`
+- `Mark Mossberg <[email protected]>`
+- `Marvin Löbel <[email protected]>`
+- `Mathieu Rochette <[email protected]>`
+- `Mathijs van de Nes <[email protected]>`
+- `Matt Brubeck <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Alexander <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Macias <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Park <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Rosenberg <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Sproul <[email protected]>`
+- `Michael Woerister <michaelwoerister@gmail>`
+- `Michael Wu <[email protected]>`
+- `Michał Czardybon <[email protected]>`
+- `Mickaël Salaün <[email protected]>`
+- `Mike Boutin <[email protected]>`
+- `Mike Sampson <[email protected]>`
+- `Ms2ger <[email protected]>`
+- `Nelo Onyiah <[email protected]>`
+- `Nicholas <[email protected]>`
+- `Nicholas Mazzuca <[email protected]>`
+- `Nick Cameron <[email protected]>`
+- `Nick Hamann <[email protected]>`
+- `Nick Platt <[email protected]>`
+- `Niko Matsakis <[email protected]>`
+- `Oak <[email protected]>`
+- `Oliver Schneider <[email protected]>`
+- `P1start <[email protected]>`
+- `Pascal Hertleif <[email protected]>`
+- `Paul Banks <[email protected]>`
+- `Paul Faria <[email protected]>`
+- `Paul Quint <[email protected]>`
+- `Pete Hunt <[email protected]>`
+- `Peter Marheine <[email protected]>`
+- `Phil Dawes <[email protected]>`
+- `Philip Munksgaard <[email protected]>`
+- `Piotr Czarnecki <[email protected]>`
+- `Piotr Szotkowski <[email protected]>`
+- `Poga Po <[email protected]>`
+- `Przemysław Wesołek <[email protected]>`
+- `Ralph Giles <[email protected]>`
+- `Raphael Speyer <[email protected]>`
+- `Remi Rampin <[email protected]>`
+- `Ricardo Martins <[email protected]>`
+- `Richo Healey <[email protected]>`
+- `Rob Young <[email protected]>`
+- `Robin Kruppe <[email protected]>`
+- `Robin Stocker <[email protected]>`
+- `Rory O’Kane <[email protected]>`
+- `Ruud van Asseldonk <[email protected]>`
+- `Ryan Prichard <[email protected]>`
+- `Scott Olson <[email protected]>`
+- `Sean Bowe <[email protected]>`
+- `Sean McArthur <[email protected]>`
+- `Sean Patrick Santos <[email protected]>`
+- `Seo Sanghyeon <[email protected]>`
+- `Shmuale Mark <[email protected]>`
+- `Simon Kern <[email protected]>`
+- `Simon Sapin <[email protected]>`
+- `Simonas Kazlauskas <[email protected]>`
+- `Sindre Johansen <[email protected]>`
+- `Skyler <[email protected]>`
+- `Steve Klabnik <[email protected]>`
+- `Steven Allen <[email protected]>`
+- `Swaroop C H <[email protected]>`
+- `Sébastien Marie <[email protected]>`
+- `Tamir Duberstein <[email protected]>`
+- `Tero Hänninen <[email protected]>`
+- `Theo Belaire <[email protected]>`
+- `Theo Belaire <[email protected]>`
+- `Thiago Carvalho <[email protected]>`
+- `Thomas Jespersen <[email protected]>`
+- `Tibor Benke <[email protected]>`
+- `Tim Cuthbertson <[email protected]>`
+- `Tincan <[email protected]>`
+- `Ting-Yu Lin <[email protected]>`
+- `Tobias Bucher <[email protected]>`
+- `Toni Cárdenas <[email protected]>`
+- `Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <[email protected]>`
+- `Ulrik Sverdrup <root@localhost>`
+- `Vadim Chugunov <[email protected]>`
+- `Vadim Petrochenkov <[email protected]>`
+- `Valerii Hiora <[email protected]>`
+- `Wangshan Lu <[email protected]>`
+- `Wei-Ming Yang <[email protected]>`
+- `Will <[email protected]>`
+- `Will Hipschman <[email protected]>`
+- `Wojciech Ogrodowczyk <[email protected]>`
+- `Xue Fuqiao <[email protected]>`
+- `Xuefeng Wu <[email protected]>`
+- `York Xiang <[email protected]>`
+- `Young Wu <[email protected]>`
+- `bcoopers <[email protected]>`
+- `critiqjo <[email protected]>`
+- `diwic <[email protected]>`
+- `fenduru <[email protected]>`
+- `gareins <[email protected]>`
+- `github-monoculture <[email protected]>`
+- `inrustwetrust <[email protected]>`
+- `jooert <[email protected]>`
+- `kgv <[email protected]>`
+- `klutzy <[email protected]>`
+- `kwantam <[email protected]>`
+- `leunggamciu <[email protected]>`
+- `mdinger <[email protected]>`
+- `nwin <[email protected]>`
+- `pez <[email protected]>`
+- `robertfoss <[email protected]>`
+- `rundrop1 <[email protected]>`
+- `sinkuu <[email protected]>`
+- `tynopex <[email protected]>`
+- `Łukasz Niemier <[email protected]>`
+- `らいどっと <[email protected]>`
+
+[stable]: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2014/10/30/Stability.html
+[train]: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2014/12/12/1.0-Timeline.html
+[traits]: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/05/11/traits.html
+[rfcs]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/README.md
+[1068]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1068
+[contributing]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[hb]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenbug
+[priorities]: http://internals.rust-lang.org/t/priorities-after-1-0/1901
+[crates.io]: https://crates.io/
+[cargo]: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2014/11/20/Cargo.html
+[relnotes]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/RELEASES.md#version-100-may-2015
+[caveats]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1122
+[book]: http://doc.rust-lang.org/1.0.0-beta.5/book/getting-started.html
+[ffi]: http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/04/24/Rust-Once-Run-Everywhere.html
+[AUTHORS]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/AUTHORS.txt
+[23606]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/23606/
+[1044]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1044
+[24965]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/24965
+[24615]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/24615
+[25323]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/25323
+[ebook]: http://killercup.github.io/trpl-ebook/