<![CDATA[I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust.]]>I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. I do not use one, I just use vim. What am I missing?

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A lot of code I work on is encumbered with lots of pre-processor conditional sections. It's very helpful to see which parts are actually live given the current configuration. Available APIs and types are indexed accordingly too so I find out early if I'm using something inappropriately. Also the value of a complicated macro can be meaningfully explained.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116448939550112922/statuses/116584668424448805https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116448939550112922/statuses/116584668424448805Sat, 16 May 2026 14:14:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:49:07 GMT]]>@spjames Why would I need completion?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ryanc/statuses/116584569097208071https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ryanc/statuses/116584569097208071Sat, 16 May 2026 13:49:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:46:53 GMT]]>@bjorndown No auto complete, I can jump to things with /

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ryanc/statuses/116584560265285237https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ryanc/statuses/116584560265285237Sat, 16 May 2026 13:46:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:40:59 GMT]]>@ryanc rusty-tags is helpful and doesn't have all the language server config headaches.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116584301138212453https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116584301138212453Sat, 16 May 2026 12:40:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:02:24 GMT]]>@ryanc A language server first needs to know how your code is compiled. Then it builds an index and thus fully understands its structure and syntax. It has a standard interface so any compatible editor can do smarter navigation, highlighting, completion etc. I use nvim and Codium with servers for C/C++, sh/bash, json, Markdown etc. Good things. You can do all this with other tools but language servers modernize the set-up.

BTW there is no AI bollocks involved!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116448939550112922/statuses/116584149446638952https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116448939550112922/statuses/116584149446638952Sat, 16 May 2026 12:02:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 10:41:38 GMT]]>@ryanc probably a lot of bullshit. I used Emacs as a perfectly cromulent IDE freakin' 35 years ago, and I'm finding a whole bunch of stuff for using it with Rust 30 seconds ago.

If you can't do it without relying on somebody else's stuff, the code is not your own, and subject to corpo whims. This... blows whale chunks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/stonebear2/statuses/116583831862455495https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/stonebear2/statuses/116583831862455495Sat, 16 May 2026 10:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 10:34:09 GMT]]>@ryanc Does that mean no autocomplete at all? how do you jump to symbols etc?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjorndown/statuses/116583802404577702https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjorndown/statuses/116583802404577702Sat, 16 May 2026 10:34:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just came across an article that says language servers are a must for coding in Rust. on Sat, 16 May 2026 09:17:31 GMT]]>@ryanc I've never used it either. To me it's just a thing that regularly fails to start

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