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by fragmede 684 days ago
I've had some fun converting some of my Python scripts into Rust and it's really not that difficult with the help of modern tools once you wrap your head around Rust. Python is too huge to crank out in an afternoon, for sure, but on the human level, the translation from python to something compiled is a well trod path.
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The one time cost of learning borrow rules and traits is steep, but the lifetime savings of cargo vs PIP probably hits break even after a few months.
Also if evolution has shown us anything we will all one day evolve into crab. Crab is the final form (Carcinisation).
Not to mention the change in rate of runtime errors.