Merge pull request #6527 from llogiq/twir-593

C/QotW and notable changes

Author: mariannegoldin

draft/2025-04-02-this-week-in-rust.md

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ and just ask the editors to select the category.
 
 ## Crate of the Week
 
-<!-- COTW goes here -->
+This week's crate is [candystore](https://docs.rs/candystore/latest/candystore/), a fast, persistent key-value store that does not require LSM or WALs.
+
+Thanks to [Tomer Filiba](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/crate-of-the-week/2704/1424) for the self-suggestion!
 
 [Please submit your suggestions and votes for next week][submit_crate]!
 
@@ -113,7 +115,57 @@ If you are an event organizer hoping to expand the reach of your event, please s
 
 ## Updates from the Rust Project
 
-<!-- Rust updates go here -->
+438 pull requests were [merged in the last week][merged]
+
+[merged]: https://github.com/search?q=is%3Apr+org%3Arust-lang+is%3Amerged+merged%3A2025-03-25..2025-04-01
+
+#### Compiler
+
+* [allow defining opaques in statics and consts](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138911)
+* [avoid wrapping constant allocations in packed structs when not necessary](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138503)
+* [perform less decoding if it has the same syntax context](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/129827)
+* [stabilize `precise_capturing_in_traits`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138128)
+* [uplift `clippy::invalid_null_ptr_usage` lint as `invalid_null_arguments`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/119220)
+
+#### Library
+
+* [allow spawning threads after TLS destruction](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138702)
+* [override PartialOrd methods for bool](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138945)
+* [simplify expansion for `format_args!()`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/139131)
+* [stabilize `const_cell`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/137928)
+
+#### Rustdoc
+
+* [greatly simplify doctest parsing and information extraction](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138104)
+* [rearrange `Item`/`ItemInner`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/138927)
+
+#### Clippy
+
+* [new lint: `char_indices_as_byte_indices`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/13435)
+* [add `manual_dangling_ptr` lint](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14107)
+* [respect `#[expect]` and `#[allow]` within function bodies for `missing_panics_doc`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14407)
+* [do not make incomplete or invalid suggestions](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14487)
+* [do not warn about shadowing in a destructuring assigment](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14381)
+* [expand `obfuscated_if_else` to support `{then(), then_some()}.unwrap_or_default()`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14431)
+* [fix the primary span of `redundant_pub_crate` when flagging nameless items](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14516)
+* [fix `option_if_let_else` suggestion when coercion requires explicit cast](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14389)
+* [fix `unnested_or_patterns` suggestion in `let`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14401)
+* [make `collapsible_if` recognize the `let_chains` feature](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14481)
+* [make `missing_const_for_fn` operate on non-optimized MIR](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14003)
+* [more natural suggestions for `cmp_owned`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14247)
+* [`collapsible_if`: prevent including preceeding whitespaces if line contains non blanks](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14480)
+* [properly handle expansion in `single_match`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14495)
+* [validate paths in `disallowed_*` configurations](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/14397)
+
+#### Rust-Analyzer
+
+* [allow crate authors to control completion of their things](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19375)
+* [avoid relying on `block_def_map()` needlessly](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19492)
+* [fix debug sourceFileMap when using cppvsdbg](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19475)
+* [fix `format_args` lowering using wrong integer suffix](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19460)
+* [fix a bug in orphan rules calculation](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19466)
+* [fix panic in progress due to splitting unicode incorrectly](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19490)
+* [use medium durability for crate-graph changes, high for library source files](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/19451)
 
 ### Rust Compiler Performance Triage
 
@@ -325,7 +377,11 @@ Please see the latest [Who's Hiring thread on r/rust](INSERT_LINK_HERE)
 
 # Quote of the Week
 
-<!-- QOTW goes here -->
+> If you write a bug in your Rust program, Rust doesn’t blame you. Rust asks “how could the compiler have spotted that bug”. 
+
+– [Ian Jackson blogging about Rust](https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/19480.html)
+
+Despite a lack of suggestions, llogiq is quite pleased with his choice.
 
 [Please submit quotes and vote for next week!](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/twir-quote-of-the-week/328)