--- title: Status update, July 2022 | daily.dev description: Drew DeVault shares his July 2022 FOSS development progress. For the Hare programming language, he added a strings::template standard library module and a new... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Status update, July 2022 | daily.dev og:description: Drew DeVault shares his July 2022 FOSS development progress. For the Hare programming language, he added a strings::template standard library module and a new... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9Is5mwjga.png og:image:alt: Status update, July 2022 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Status update, July 2022 **[Drew DeVault](https://daily.dev/sources/drewdevault)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Drew DeVault shares his July 2022 FOSS development progress. For the Hare programming language, he added a strings::template standard library module and a new pixbuf library for pixel buffer operations, with plans for vector graphics and Wayland support. For the Helios microkernel OS, significant milestones include a PCI driver, AHCI driver for SATA disks, IRQ control for userspace, a keyboard driver, a DOOM port, and an e1000 ethernet driver for the RISC-V port. Upcoming work focuses on memory capabilities, process spawning, and the Mercury/Vulcan driver system. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#helios](https://daily.dev/tags/helios) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Status update, July 2022","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga"},"datePublished":"2026-03-31T12:28:27.244Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T12:44:25.845Z","description":"Drew DeVault shares his July 2022 FOSS development progress. For the Hare programming language, he added a strings::template standard library module and a new...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Drew DeVault","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Drew DeVault","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--BGhGBu0U--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774960025/logos/drewdevault?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/drewdevault"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/status-update-july-2022-9is5mwjga","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"helios","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Drew DeVault","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/drewdevault"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Status update, July 2022"}]} ```