--- title: "Austin Jones (@implAustin) | Hashnode" description: "Backend Engineer & Generative Artist. Extensive experience in Rust and Java. Read the latest articles by Austin Jones on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@implAustin" --- @implAustin # Austin Jones @implAustin · Boston, MA · Joined September 2020 Backend Engineer & Generative Artist. Extensive experience in Rust and Java. [Website](https://austinjones.github.io/) ### [How Engineers Can Contribute to API Security](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/how-engineers-can-contribute-to-api-security?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I just authored an article on devops.com about how to protect software using #apisecurity and #appsec techniques! As an engineer, I've been defending software for over a decade. I have some techniques to share that I've found very effective at find... 1 min read · [implaustin.hashnode.dev](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/how-engineers-can-contribute-to-api-security?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 25, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-engineers-can-contribute-to-api-security/6266faf7abc5d88e378d2cb2) ### [What's new in postage v0.5.0](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/whats-new-in-postage-v050?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I'm excited to announce postage v0.5.0, an async channel library for Rust. This release contains several API improvements, fixes, and better documentation coverage. If you haven't heard about postage before, it provides a rich set of async channels ... 1 min read · [implaustin.hashnode.dev](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/whats-new-in-postage-v050?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 15, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/whats-new-in-postage-v050/62598c7052fb7bd53380d424) ### [Announcing Postage, an async channel library for Rust](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/announcing-postage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Over the past month or so, I've been working on postage-rs, an async channel library. Postage makes it easier to write message-based applications in async Rust, providing a rich set of channels, and channel-optimized Sink/Stream traits with combinat... 6 min read · [implaustin.hashnode.dev](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/announcing-postage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 29, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/announcing-postage/6014428de54673573b5708c6) ### [How to write a Terminal Multiplexer with Rust, Async, and Actors - Part 2](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/how-to-write-a-terminal-multiplexer-with-rust-async-and-actors-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Over the past year, I've been working on a new terminal multiplexer called tab. Tab is a navigator, designed to assist in rapid context switches between persistent, configurable sessions. In Part 1, I explained how I developed the product design an... 15 min read · [implaustin.hashnode.dev](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/how-to-write-a-terminal-multiplexer-with-rust-async-and-actors-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 17, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-write-a-terminal-multiplexer-with-rust-async-and-actors-part-2/5fdbbb6cb78ac62dff80a4c4) ### [What's new in tab v0.5.0](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/whats-new-in-tab-v050?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I just released tab v0.5.0, the next version of the tab terminal multiplexer. This release contains many new features, including a built-in fuzzy finder, and a new global workspace config file with keybinding support. Built-in Fuzzy Finder Tab is des... 4 min read · [implaustin.hashnode.dev](https://implaustin.hashnode.dev/whats-new-in-tab-v050?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 25, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/whats-new-in-tab-v050/5f95f8d0fbdce372c9a57f30)