Hermes, an Open Source Document Management System

Re:Hermes, an Open Source Document Management System by deepsun on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @05:35PM (#34603344)

I can't help but notice the fact that language choice is put first. For document-organizer almost any language would work fine, there's no need for super-optimized memory management. Much more important would be language+ecosystem security and speed of safe development, IMHO.

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Re:Hermes, an Open Source Document Management System by xpe on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:35PM (#34603964)

> For document-organizer almost any language would work fine...

Perhaps. However, this doesn't necessarily mean "almost any language" is approximately equal in general nor for this domain in particular.

Also, open source projects tend to involve a whole broad set of motivations.

Thanks to the author for sharing this! I aspire to have the same gratitude even if it was written in Cold Fusion.

> ... there's no need for super-optimized memory management.

This is not the only benefit of Rust.

Note: I can see hints of constructive criticism in the above comment... (But what are the specifics? Probably not rewrite in another language, methinks. To change the README?) ... so I'm offering constructive criticism as well. I can also see what might be armchair quarterbacking and overlooking of personal motivations.

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Re:Hermes, an Open Source Document Management System by riquito on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:59PM (#34605756)

> For document-organizer almost any language would work fine, there's no need for super-optimized memory management

Depends on the scale, and the original comment in this thread mention "serious performance issues" as something they care about, so choosing a faster language is not that far fetched as an idea (algorithms trump but still...)

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