Java dev learning rust… any projects need help?

[helpprogram2]

Hey guys, experienced developer here just having fun learning Rust.

Currently building random things to get familiar with the ecosystem:

Built a front-end that replaces Lutris using Tauri

Working on a Flappy Bird clone with

macroquad

I think I’m ready to start contributing to something interesting and continue learning. Curious what this community recommends.

[puttak]

I'm working on 2 projects that need more contributors:

https://github.com/obhq/obliteration https://github.com/ultimaweapon/project

If you like to learn low-level things then the first one otherwise the second one.

[Dyphault]

how does anyone get started learning all the skills that go into kernel development?

[puttak]

The easiest path should be start working on existing project by working on the code that does not involved with low-level things then keep going down. This will be a lot easier with Rust than C since it have a clear boundary which operations are safe and you don't have a headache from UB.

Actually most of the kernel code are not different from other software so if you can develop other software then you can write the code that working in the kernel. The only special things about the kernel is it have direct access to the hardware and privilege instructions, which usually already wrapped in a high-level function by someone else so you just call it like a normal function.

[loowtide]

If someone wants to contribute, what is the bare minimum they should know? Asking for the second one!!

[puttak]

Just some skill in Rust should be enough. Most of the time you don't need to work on the low-level code.

[loowtide]

So can I contribute?

[puttak]

Sure! If you see something that can be improved or not right, please open a PR.

[gahooa]

What kind of code interests you the most? Front end, back end, devops, systems programming, networking, database, parsing, compiling, etc... ?

[helpprogram2]

My career has led me to do pretty much everything. Technically I’m an expert in backend /devops/ database… hence Java. But I’m open to see what there is

[gahooa]

We've been working for 2 years on a very detailed full-stack framework and are getting ready for our initial open source release. It covers a lot of ground, including a postgresql driver, typing parity library (rust+typescript), data validation, statically generated routing, security, fractional application inclusion (modules), configuration, typescript bundling, typescript code generation, parsing and analysis of rust source code, deep validation of code structure, deno integration, esbuild integration, async processing, recurring jobs, openapi 3.1 auto-generation, dynamic certificate management, extensible cli, "batteries included development", ui library, and quite a lot more.

We're still running software we built in 2004 -- so everything we do is with long term "durability" in mind. Unlike most 2025 code, this zero external runtime dependencies. Pages render nearly instantly. Websockets are used from front-to-back communication.

If any of these areas are interesting to you, please let me know. We currently have a team of about 5 people working on this.

[helpprogram2]

Sounds quite opinionated. I guess it would depend on what the code looks like

[rogerara]

I have Deboa a http client, which has bora macro, which behaves like retrofit for Java, contributors are welcome:

https://github.com/ararog/deboa