Crate updates: Bincode Goes Dark. wgpu 28.0 ships Mesh Shaders and async adapter support, Metal crate deprecation.

The Rust ecosystem got a reminder this week that critical infrastructure often rests on individual volunteers. Bincode, the go-to crate for compact binary serialization, is now officially unmaintained after its maintainer faced doxxing and harassment. The final release intentionally breaks builds to alert users - a signal to start migrating.