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Implementing an ACME client in python using pyca/cryptography (or in Go) would be fine, but why do it in C++ ?

• mr_toad 1y ago
  Not everyone wants to deal with maintaining Python and untold dependencies on their web server. A C++ binary often has no additional dependencies, and even if it does they’ll be dealt with by the OS package manager.
  • wolf550e 1y ago
    I think uv[1] basically solved this problem for python scripts. Go creates statically linked executables that are easy to deploy. 1 - https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/scripts/ https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/scripts/
  • fireflash38 1y ago
    Docker/podman?
    • dmitrygr 1y ago
      Not everyone wants to spin up a multi-GB container for when a 80KB C++ binary would do...