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Not gp but I prefer rust to python and I'm itching to try that "just write your build scripts and …

Not gp but I prefer rust to python and I'm itching to try that "just write your build scripts and stuff in rust too" Sure the builds are slow and Python _kinda_ has static typing, but rust just has a lot of stuff I like and it's practical to install and use natively without learning all the jargon like venvs and eggs and wheels and which package manager and package manager manager (rye?) to use this year I tried Python years ago and never got the motivation to push through that learning curve. I've used c++ a lot but it always required me to "keep my hands inside the ride at all times". Rust feels like it actually wants to be easy to use

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Why is that? I'm genuinely curious. Also, what languages / environments do you prefer?

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The idea of using Rust for scripting is bizaar. I can understand not wanting to use Python for everything, but I see the problem being the 'use it for everything' not the language choice. Use the tool that excels at the job. There is no language that is good at everything.

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For a single file script, you can avoid managing environments by using a nix shebang: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/doc/languages-f...

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