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by misterdoubt 2383 days ago
The fact that metaflow works directly in Python piques my interest. I can lint it, I can test it, I can format it, I can easily extend it.

I've been hesitant to commit myself and my collaborators to yet another DSL -- and that's part of why I haven't seen much to offer in snakemake and nextflow.

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Yes - that’s our thinking too. Compilers finding your typos for variable names seems helpful for user productivity.