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Rv, a new kind of Ruby management tool

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333 points steveklabnik | 5 comments | 26 Aug 25 08:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pjmlp ◴[27 Aug 25 15:20 UTC] No.45040934[source]▶
Naturally written in Rust.

I could start taking bets every time I now see a "new kind of tool" for XYZ.

I am firmly in the camp tools for specific ecosystems should be written on the language of said ecosystem.

If one is hindered by the language, maybe that isn't the right ecosystem, or therein lies the opportunity for language toolchain improvements.

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tracker1 ◴[27 Aug 25 16:46 UTC] No.45042011[source]▶
Or... rust lends itself to fast executing CLI tooling... and that no language/hammer is best when you need a screwdriver.
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pjmlp ◴[27 Aug 25 17:03 UTC] No.45042199[source]▶
Plenty of languages do offer AOT toolchains, and CLIs have been part of computing since we have teletypes.
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1. tracker1 ◴[27 Aug 25 17:08 UTC] No.45042271{3}[source]▶
In this case, we're talking about ruby... does ruby output AOT, portable executables in the box?
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2. pjmlp ◴[27 Aug 25 20:43 UTC] No.45044972[source]▶
If you're willing to pay for it.

http://www.rubymotion.com/

Plus since when is AOT compilation required for CLI tools?

Half of UNIX userspace would be gone.

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3. tracker1 ◴[28 Aug 25 02:26 UTC] No.45047646[source]▶
When you're talking about portable tooling in order to install other stuff it sure helps.
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4. pjmlp ◴[28 Aug 25 06:06 UTC] No.45048956{3}[source]▶
Apparently it was never a problem in the UNIX lifetime.
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5. tracker1 ◴[28 Aug 25 15:29 UTC] No.45053442{4}[source]▶
Yep, nobody ever, not once had trouble bootstrapping something like GCC in a new environment at all, ever.