+++ title = "This Month in Rust GameDev #17 - December 2020" date = 2021-01-04 transparent = true draft = true +++
Welcome to the 17th issue of the Rust GameDev Workgroup's monthly newsletter. Rust is a systems language pursuing the trifecta: safety, concurrency, and speed. These goals are well-aligned with game development. We hope to build an inviting ecosystem for anyone wishing to use Rust in their development process! Want to get involved? Join the Rust GameDev working group!
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Table of contents:
- Game Updates
- Learning Material Updates
- Library & Tooling Updates
- Popular Workgroup Issues in Github
- Requests for Contribution
- Jobs
Tetra is a simple 2D game framework, inspired by XNA and Raylib. This month, versions 0.5.5 and 0.5.6 were released, with various improvements:
- Customizable
Meshcolors and winding orders - Enabling/disabling the user's screen saver
- Improved CPU usage on some devices
For full details and a list of breaking changes, see the changelog.
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