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SlithyMatt · Post by **SlithyMatt** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 5:06 am

13 hours ago, Chad Windham said:

Haven't messed with Python much, but have created various CLI's via Node, Ruby and Rust

Python and Ruby are pretty interchangeable, but Python just has more traction now. So then, I would suggest taking some of your simpler CLI programs and try doing them in C before doing them in assembly.

Chad Windham · Post by **Chad Windham** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:40 pm

13 hours ago, SlithyMatt said:

Python and Ruby are pretty interchangeable, but Python just has more traction now. So then, I would suggest taking some of your simpler CLI programs and try doing them in C before doing them in assembly.

Unless I'm missing something, wouldn't Rust pretty much check all the boxes that C would?

rje · Post by **rje** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:48 pm

7 minutes ago, Chad Windham said:

Unless I'm missing something, wouldn't Rust pretty much check all the boxes that C would?

It certainly would.

SlithyMatt · Post by **SlithyMatt** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:39 pm

3 hours ago, Chad Windham said:

Unless I'm missing something, wouldn't Rust pretty much check all the boxes that C would?

Not quite. Rust still has a bunch of black magic behind it managing memory and references. C is just you and the bare metal with syntax making it easier than assembly programming. Rust may be a good intermediary between Python and C, if that's too large a step to take, or a good starting point if you are already comfortable with it.