Weeknotes 28

I saw Noel Rappin asking about a utility he once used for called rb. It’s a nice idea - it allows you to more easily run Ruby code from the command line. As a Ruby programmer this is very tempting. I’ve installed it, but not sure if it will stick or not. A part of me things I should spend the time improving my normal shell skills instead.

The Rust learning has taken a hit over the Christmas holidays so I’m trying to get back on it this week. I learnt about Rust Modules by watching this video from Let’s Get Rusty. The Rust module system is a bit weird compared to other languages but I like how explicit it feels.

The first week back after Christmas break has been a massive shock to my system after two weeks off. Before the break I really felt I needed some rest. I don’t feel particularly rested unfortunately.

Tenderlove wrote a nice account of how he has setup his new M1 using Homebrew, Rosetta, and Ruby. When I setup my Macbook Air M1 I (eventually, after first fighting with many Rubygem-related issues) opted to run everything under Rosetta for ease, but if I were to setup everything again I would try out his method of configuring the shell to switch between architectures.