JamesMunns[m]: > <@jamesmunns:beeper.com> playground is on the struggle bus, but:
> 
> ```rust
> const EXAMPLE: &str = "hello, noah!";
> const EX_ARR: [u8; 128] = arrayify(EXAMPLE);
> 
> const fn arrayify<const N: usize>(msg: &'static str) -> [u8; N] {
>     let mut arr = [0u8; N];
>     let mut idx = 0;
>     let msg_bytes = msg.as_bytes();
> 
>     while (idx < msg_bytes.len()) && (idx < N) {
>         arr[idx] = msg_bytes[idx];
>         idx += 1;
>     }
> 
>     arr
> }
> 
> fn main() {
>     println!("{:?}", EX_ARR);
> }
> 
> ```

wow, amazing!!! I did not know that stuff was possible now! omg, I am really stuck in stagnation hell ... need to quit my job and just do a year of rust adventures :D