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Re:What is Rust and why is it so popular? by ggregoire on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:01PM (#22109473)
> If I had to come up with a case where Python is better than Rust, I would say with rapid prototyping and scientific computing.

Scripting? I'm not gonna write a 50 LOC single-use script in Rust.

Re:What is Rust and why is it so popular? by estebank on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:18PM (#22109690)
I've found that a lot of scripts end up not being single use. In my case they usually do end up rewritten in Rust, with the benefits of having a proper --help command from the bother. Once you know enough Rust the obtuse parts of the language that must exist to cater for the performance critical crowd cease to be a problem.
Re:What is Rust and why is it so popular? by oconnor663 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:49PM (#22110043)
I do write a lot of Python and Bash scripts, even in my Rust projects. They're perfect for gluing together a build. But I'd add that as soon as I want an external dependency (often a more featureful command line flag parsing library), I usually RIIR.