# rust-lang/this-week-in-rust

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/rust-lang/this-week-in-rust
- Homepage: https://this-week-in-rust.org/
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/rust-lang-this-week-in-rust.md

## Topics

`blog` `newsletter` `pelican` `rust`

## Description

This project is a community newsletter curation system that collects and organizes links, projects, and news into a structured weekly digest for the Rust ecosystem. It monitors the status of language proposals and core tooling updates to keep developers informed of official changes.

The system utilizes a Git-based editorial workflow where community-submitted links and project updates are collected via pull requests for manual filtering. It features a markdown-to-static generation pipeline that transforms these drafts into HTML pages for hosting and chronological historical archiving.

The curation surface covers developer event aggregation, open source contribution discovery for beginners, and the distribution of technical job opportunities. It also includes mechanisms for email digest delivery to registered subscribers.

## Tags

### Content Management & Publishing

- [Weekly Newsletters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/content-archiving/weekly-newsletters.md) — Collects and organizes community-submitted links, projects, and news into a structured weekly digest.
- [Professional Newsletter Publishing Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/blog-newsletter-publishing/newsletter-platforms/professional-newsletter-publishing-engines.md) — Delivers a weekly email digest of community news, projects, articles, and events to registered subscribers. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/rss.xml))
- [Community Content Submissions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/community-content-submissions.md) — Allows users to submit pull requests or social media mentions to include links and announcements. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/rss.xml))
- [Markdown to HTML Converters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/markdown-to-html-converters.md) — Transforms Markdown source files into static HTML pages for hosting and historical archiving.
- [Static Site Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/static-site-generators.md) — Generates a static HTML newsletter each week from Markdown drafts for simple hosting and archival.
- [Chronological Content Organization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/chronological-content-organization.md) — Organizes past newsletter issues chronologically using directory structures for historical record keeping. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/))

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Digest Delivery](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/email-delivery-services/digest-delivery.md) — Ships a scheduled email delivery system to push curated static content to a subscriber list.
- [Git Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/git-workflows.md) — Manages newsletter drafts and submissions entirely through Git pull requests and version-controlled editing.
- [Project Updates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/project-updates.md) — Aggregates and publishes weekly summaries of new tools, libraries, and releases from the community. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/rss.xml))
- [Community Extension Discovery](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/platforms-runtimes-language-services/developer-ecosystems/community-extension-integrators/community-dependency-repositories/community-extension-discovery.md) — Highlights new and updated tools, libraries, and applications from the open-source ecosystem each week. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/06/03/this-week-in-rust-654/))

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Newsletter Distribution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/self-hosted-infrastructure/email-delivery-infrastructure/newsletter-distribution.md) — Distributes the curated weekly newsletter to subscribers via email providing a summary of community news.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Language Proposal Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-proposal-tracking.md) — Monitors remote repositories to automatically capture and summarize changes in language proposals and tool updates.
- [Ecosystem Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/programming-language-varieties/programming-languages/systems-languages/rust/ecosystem-tracking.md) — Monitors the status of language proposals and core tooling updates to keep developers informed.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Change Tracking Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/change-tracking-tools.md) — Summarizes recent pull requests, proposals, and changes merged into core language tools. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/05/20/this-week-in-rust-652/))
- [Community-Driven Content Curations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-governance/community-curation-collaboration/community-driven-content-curations.md) — Collects and organizes links submitted by the community through pull requests and social media into a structured format.
- [Community-Driven Curation Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-governance/community-curation-collaboration/community-driven-curation-workflows.md) — Collects community-submitted links and project updates through Git contributions for manual editorial filtering.
- [RFC Review Lifecycle Trackings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/proposal-lifecycle-management/rfc-review-lifecycle-trackings.md) — Monitors the lifecycle of RFC proposals from submission through to final community decision.
- [Call for Participation Listings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/community-translation-projects/contributor-attraction-features/call-for-participation-listings.md) — Publishes calls for participation from projects and events seeking speakers or new contributors. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rust-lang/this-week-in-rust@main/README.md))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Event Discovery](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/more/event-discovery.md) — Provides a worldwide discovery service for finding virtual and in-person technical meetups and conferences. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/06/03/this-week-in-rust-654/))

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Community Job Boards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/community-job-boards.md) — Connects employers with specialized developers by publishing curated employment opportunities.
- [Ecosystem Job Boards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/ecosystem-job-boards.md) — Includes curated employment opportunities to connect employers with potential candidates in the Rust ecosystem. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rust-lang/this-week-in-rust@main/README.md))
- [Event Aggregators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/polls-and-events/event-aggregators.md) — Aggregates external event listings from various sources into a unified community view.

### Data & Databases

- [Flat-File Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/flat-file-storage.md) — Stores past newsletter editions as static files to enable chronological browsing without a database.

### Education & Learning Resources

- [Newsletter Archives](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/education-learning-resources/educational-blog-posts/historical-archives/newsletter-archives.md) — Maintains a browsable archive of past editions for reviewing historical updates and announcements.
- [Open Source Contribution Guides](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/education-learning-resources/open-source-contribution-guides.md) — Provides guidance and discovery paths for new developers to find beginner-friendly open source tasks.
- [Community Events](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/education-learning-resources/professional-development-career/career-development/community-operations-engagement/community-events.md) — Publishes announcements for community-driven technical events like hackathons, workshops, and conferences. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rust-lang/this-week-in-rust@main/README.md))
- [Beginner](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/education-learning-resources/professional-development-career/developer-mentorship/beginner.md) — Lists beginner-friendly tasks from projects with mentor support to help newcomers enter the ecosystem. ([source](https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/05/20/this-week-in-rust-652/))
