Comment on Best free (preferably FOSS) Rust IDE for MacOS

• IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Also, it’s worth noting that cargo is a fairly good package manager all things considered. It has a native lock file format, unlike requirements.txt. Running code that’s built with cargo typically just works with cargo build. No futzing around with special build commands for your specific build tooling like in js. I can’t speak for maven since I’ve only used it a little bit and never used it enough to be comfortable with it… but cargo just doesn’t really have many major paper cuts.

  Admittedly, cargo isn’t really special - it’s just a classic package manager that learned from the hindsight of its predecessors. It’s all minor improvements if any. There’s actually innovative build tooling out there: things like buck2, nix, etc. But those are an entirely different ball game.

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  • lysdexic@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also, it’s worth noting that cargo is a fairly good package manager all things considered.

    Yes, I’m familiar with Cargo. My point was to point out the absurdity and silliness of OP’s remarks on “no bulky management of a virtual environment, no make files, no maven, etc.” Once Rust fundamentalista take off their rose-tinted glasses, it’s clear that Cargo is just as good (or as bad) as any contemporary integrated build system.

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    • IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      While part of me agrees, I will say most ecosystems have some glaring flaws in them. Python’s lack of lock files in particular is something that annoys me to no end. Having to use poetry, pipenv, or whatever else people are using now to get around it sucks. Python’s lack of being able to use multiple versions of the same library is also a thing… but not something I’ve found issues with personally.

      I’m not going to say cargo is some mind blowing system cause I really don’t think it’s innovative, at all - but I do think it’s far better than most ecosystems just due to benefits of hindsight. Having an opinionated, simple build system that does all the right things out of the box is valuable, and I can’t think of any mainstream language that really hits that mark otherwise.

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      • ck_@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        and I can’t think of any mainstream language that really hits that mark otherwise.

        Go

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• dukk@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well, it is standard.

  That’s probably the biggest thing to consider: you use Rust, you use Cargo. It’s unanimous.

  It’s built right into the language ecosystem, so there’s no divide, and everything’s just easily available to you.

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