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I think they (as in author and the friend) need some expectation adjustments about how easy it will be to get some random code package published for free on the

I think they (as in author and the friend) need some expectation adjustments about how easy it will be to get some random code package published for free on the web to work, regardless of the programming language. In other news I am quite annoyed by the confusing range of hardware and how difficult they make it to bolt a fencepost to a wall: There are masonry bits, high speed steel, different sizes, different anchors. And then getting the right length screws. I seem to do it all right but the post keeps slipping out. Eventually there will be dropbox-like disruption of both node.js and diy hardware, but until then just do the normal 10-20 hours of mandatory training (like udemy courses) to get the basics down.

IshKebab 4y ago
I disagree. I've never had issues of the magnitude of JS's mess with random free code written in Go or Rust. I think the reasons for it in JS's case are kind of reasonable though. Just annoying that it's taking so long to sort out.
- Gigachad 4y ago
  I have had plenty of issues trying to get packages from Rust working. Half of them depend on external libraries and its up to you to work out what package for your distro satisfies the compile. And then if its not a binary tool, you have to work out how to use it in your code, which if you are a Rust outsider, is very difficult. I don't blame any of this on Rust. You can be expected to be proficient in the tools as these are not end user products designed for someone with no training.
  - IshKebab 4y ago
    > Half of them depend on external libraries Bit of an exaggeration. Some do. I would say more than with Go, but waaaay less than half. Maybe like 1/10th. OpenSSL is the most annoying. > And then if its not a binary tool, you have to work out how to use it in your code, which if you are a Rust outsider, is very difficult. I don't understand this. Of course you have to work out how to use a third party library in your code. Do libraries in other languages magically integrate themselves?

IshKebab 4y ago

I disagree. I've never had issues of the magnitude of JS's mess with random free code written in Go or Rust. I think the reasons for it in JS's case are kind of reasonable though. Just annoying that it's taking so long to sort out.

Gigachad 4y ago
I have had plenty of issues trying to get packages from Rust working. Half of them depend on external libraries and its up to you to work out what package for your distro satisfies the compile. And then if its not a binary tool, you have to work out how to use it in your code, which if you are a Rust outsider, is very difficult. I don't blame any of this on Rust. You can be expected to be proficient in the tools as these are not end user products designed for someone with no training.
- IshKebab 4y ago
  > Half of them depend on external libraries Bit of an exaggeration. Some do. I would say more than with Go, but waaaay less than half. Maybe like 1/10th. OpenSSL is the most annoying. > And then if its not a binary tool, you have to work out how to use it in your code, which if you are a Rust outsider, is very difficult. I don't understand this. Of course you have to work out how to use a third party library in your code. Do libraries in other languages magically integrate themselves?