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> Rust came to be to address the issue with security and there is not really an alternative. Yes people use it for cli tools or backend services but that’s just
by vmchale 7y ago
> Rust came to be to address the issue with security and there is not really an alternative. Yes people use it for cli tools or backend services but that’s just because they are riding the hype train.
I like Rust for CLI tools because it takes some nice ML features and it handles strings sensibly.
- jane_red 7y agoLast time I tried to install a Rust-based cli network tool it took literally 4 min to compile it! Seriously, 4 minutes for something that monitors your network load. If this is what it takes to make a cli tool, I'd rather do it in plain BASH :)
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- vips7L 7y agoStrings in Rust are the first time I ever got confused about what a String was. It might be sensible, but it's not easy.
- pjmlp 7y agoYou could do the same with OCaml.