TRUST
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ide
SHOW HN2026
178points
90comments
#341of 4,366 in 2026
Top 8%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 7 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 7 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic retro look and feel
From 3 comments
I haven't felt a lot of desire to code in Rust but I do now! Absolutely applaud this project - it's completely tugged on the retro nostalgia strings for my Turbo Pascal days.…
awhenderson on HNThe blue CRT glow of Turbo C++ / QBasic 4.5 IDE at 12 AM when I've snuck up in the middle of the night to poke around on the family computer on a school night when I was ~10…
nazgulsenpai on HNMy first experience with programming was QBASIC in like 1997 - looked just like this. Minus the anti-aliased fonts, and a far lower resolution.
whalesalad on HN
Good design for a terminal UI
From 1 comment
Honestly the experience looks pretty nice. Which is crazy to say for such an old style of program but I kind of like it. Perhaps just nostalgia for a time I never got your…
vsgherzi on HN
Objections
Debugger was not implemented initially
From 2 comments
What do you mean the debugger is "not implemented"? I debug Rust code all the time with CodeLLDB. Works perfectly. Better than C++ in most ways.
IshKebab on HNThat's referring to this specific retro-style IDE, which doesn't yet have a debugger UI; selecting the "Debug" menu item produces a "not implemented yet" error.
ameliaquining on HN
Screenshots have rendering issues on macOS
From 1 comment
The window screenshots are clearly from macOS 26, the rounded corners look so broken. If Rust ran in DosBox, we would have the perfect 1989 emulator.
0rbiter on HN
Requires Cargo.toml to build standalone files
From 1 comment
Just noticed in cannot build a standalone Rust source file "error: could not find 'Cargo.toml'" I assume first need to create a project by "cargo new" ...? Anyway, love the good…
anta40 on HN
Requests
Add vim or neovim support
From 2 comments
I want an editor like this with proper vim support. Anyone know of any?
segmondy on HNEmbed nvim in the right pane!
sourcegrift on HN
Add DOS builds or smaller footprint
From 2 comments
This needs to have DOS builds available. Is it performant enough for 90s hardware? I know the rust compiler itself isn't really.
3836293648 on HNIf only it would fit on a floppy.
forinti on HN
Add modern features like multi cursor and code intelligence
From 1 comment
I'm not mad at this at all. It probably runs with like 20kb if RAM. I realize the author is probably just having fun, but if a few modern features added to this and I would…
2ndorderthought on HN
Questions
Does TRUST stand for Turbo Rust?
From 2 comments
Cool! I assume TRUST stands for "Turbo Rust"? If yes, maybe it would be worth mentioning that in the readme. I doubt that Embarcadero Technologies (the current owners of the…
rob74 on HNStaying on the safe side would be not confirming whether it stands for Turbo Rust or not. "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment."
monadgonad on HN
Alternatives named
TurboKod
From 1 comment
https://github.com/boxed/TurboKod I started this just for the lulz, but now I've got: copy/paste/undo multiple cursors debuggers syntax highlighting (even nested languages with…
boxed on HN
Microsoft Edit
From 1 comment
I haven't felt a lot of desire to code in Rust but I do now! Absolutely applaud this project - it's completely tugged on the retro nostalgia strings for my Turbo Pascal days.…
awhenderson on HN
Fresh editor
From 1 comment
Have you tried Fresh? Has everything you listed and more https://getfresh.dev/
staplung on HN
Turbo Pascal, Delphi, Borland C++
From 2 comments
Some of us still haven't lost it thanks to Delphi, C++ Builder, .NET or even Java. However they aren't fashionable in the days of Electron and CLI nostalgia. So you end up with…
pjmlp on HNWell not quite, unfortunely Rust still has a bit to catch up with 1989, it isn't only the Turbo Vision inspired IDE.…
pjmlp on HN