Zero-copy protobuf and ConnectRPC for Rust | Hacker News

A Hacker News discussion argued that Rust leans too heavily on common third-party crates like serde, syn, and proc-macro2.

Some participants said Rust should add more core packages in std, plus a native HTTP stack.

Supporters think this would reduce dependency overhead and ease cross-compilation pain.

The debate highlights ongoing concerns about supply-chain risk, build complexity, and portability in Rust service development.