FFI

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A foreign function interface for calling code across language boundaries.

Why it's here

Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by framework updates, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 40%.

4InfoQ·9/10/2026framework_update
Incremental Rust Integration to Speed Up Existing Codebases
Lily Mara describes an incremental refactoring approach that avoids risky full rewrites by introducing Rust into existing systems through FFI. The presentation shows how teams can replace Python performance bottlenecks with Rust using PyO3, while preserving integration testing and reducing infrastructure costs without moving to microservices.
4Hacker News·8/17/2026framework_update
Rhombus 1.1 Released
Rhombus 1.1 is now available, adding new annotation forms, a new binding form, and changes to class inheritance name binding and scope handling. The release also includes updates to FFI, pict rendering behavior, and slideshow features such as slide transitions and continued page numbering.