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Re:Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig by dominicrose on Thursday April 30, 2026 @04:38AM (#47959812)
IME Ruby is really good for working alone on tiny projects without an IDE (trying to get more than syntax highlighting causes problems). Sometimes I write single-file scripts or even just use interactive Ruby.
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Re:Functional Programmers need to take a look at Zig by case_ratchet on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:24AM (#47962992)
Ruby remains a joy for small things. I also tend to use it in place of Bash when I can.
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