Rust 1.100.0 released - never type stable, Cargo cooldowns
Spotted 2026-11-13 03:07 (UTC+8) · original event 2026-11-12 · sources: Hacker News, Rust release notes (official), GitHub · spreading on 2 platformsHeat score
Rank score: 9540% — where it sits on the charts
Discussion score: 10040% — how much people are talking about it
Cross-platform score: 5020% — how many platforms it spread to
Composite heat score:88.0rank × 0.4 + discussion × 0.4 + cross-platform × 0.2
Why it matters
A version number with three digits breaks naive version checks; the release itself finally stabilizes the never type and gives Cargo a way to refuse brand-new crates.The angle
What actually changed in 1.100 (never type, allocators, Cargo cooldowns) and the funny part: 1.100 breaks tools that compare versions as textSuggested format: Short video · for Developers, Rust usersEvidence chain
• HN #2, 133 pts/22 cmt (2026-11-13)• official release notes: Version 1.100.0 (2026-11-12)• never type ! stable after ~10 years• Allocator API for Vec and Box• Cargo dependency cooldowns (registry.global-min-publish-age) and unused-dependencies lint• i686 Windows targets drop host tools• 2026-11-13 04:07 update: HN #2, 280 pts/60 cmt• 2026-11-13 05:07 update: HN #4, 83 pts/73 cmt• 2026-11-13 06:07 update: HN #2, 184 pts/104 cmt• 2026-11-13 07:07 update: HN #2, 270 pts/132 cmt• 2026-11-13 08:07 update: HN #2, 338 pts/143 cmt• 2026-11-13 09:07 update: HN #2, 392 pts/165 cmt• 2026-11-13 10:07 update: HN #2, 437 pts/178 cmt• 2026-11-13 11:07 update: HN #3, 465 pts/204 cmt• 2026-11-13 12:07 update: HN #3, 507 pts/210 cmt• 2026-11-13 13:07 update: HN #3, 532 pts/218 cmt• 2026-11-13 14:07 update: HN #3, 561 pts/225 cmt• 2026-11-13 15:07 update: HN #4, 604 pts/229 cmt• 2026-11-13 16:07 update: HN #3, 629 pts/241 cmt• 2026-11-13 17:07 update: HN #3, 655 pts/250 cmt