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Was liking the project until I got to the gotcha: the incongruous decision of using rust (or any other programming language, for that matter). Not only that wi
by luord 7y ago
Was liking the project until I got to the gotcha: the incongruous decision of using rust (or any other programming language, for that matter).
Not only that will stifle any kind of community forming around the project (not impossible, but more difficult), but also because after that point the article became yet another mostly inaccurate proselytizing of "[x] language I use because [I like it, but I'll pretend there are sound technical reasons why it's better, even though every single one is contested]".
And I ended up closing the tab entirely after this sentence "in the same way that python is technically a C application", which pretty much encapsulates my previous paragraph.
I hope I'm wrong and the project takes off; python does need better packaging and distribution. But in the meantime, I'll keep looking into python-based solutions to the problem.
- dual_basis 7y agoSo, to be clear, you don't like it when projects choose to use their preferred language, and so you will search for a project which uses your preferred language?
- luord 7y agoIf I'm solving a problem with Go, I will first look into solutions written in Go. If I'm solving a problem with Javascript, I'll first look into solutions written in JavaScript. If I'm solving a problem in Python, I'll first look into solutions written in Python. Etc, etc, etc. If this project does prove to be better than something like PyInstaller, I will welcome it; I wouldn't go against the grain and would rather use a standard, de facto or official. In the meantime, I'd rather not leave an ecosystem just so I can develop for that ecosystem.