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How about a Rust interpreter written in Python? Now that would be something worthy of a top HN post!

• johnsoft 5y ago
  If you thought compile times were bad before…
  • lostmsu 5y ago
    Then that would be the perfect solution for you! Interpreted Rust has no compilation step, you can jump straight to execution!
    • klodolph 5y ago
      Python has a compilation step, you can't jump straight to execution in Python. Interpreted != not compiled.
      • lostmsu 5y ago
        This is irrelevant for the Rust interpreter written in Python. The interpreter will likely already be precompiled into bytecode when you run it on a Rust program.
• sebiw 5y ago
  Technically speaking, Rust is a compiled language, which means an interpreter won't do the job.
  • DrMeepster 5y ago
    You can interpret its MIR (mid-level intermediate representation) like Miri or const evaluation does
    • sebiw 5y ago
      Didn't know, thanks!