Rust Codebase vs Python Library

>check Python library for sending simple requests to certain HTTP API endpoints >open Github >nice, should be simple enough, let me see how it wo-- >code is actually in Rust exposing Python entry points >completely unreadable >everything is behind 7 layers of abstraction, scattered across a lot of files >code looks like bad ASCII art, no idea what I'm looking at >fuck this shit >look for an alternate library >less than 200 lines of pure Python >nicely organized >straightforward program flow >functions do what their names say they do >nicely commented >just works

A programmer searches for a Python library to send simple HTTP requests, discovers that its codebase is actually an unreadable Rust project with excessive abstraction, and switches to a small, clean Python alternative. The joke contrasts overengineered software with simple, understandable code, making it relatable as a reaction to frustrating codebases. EN: A programmer searches for a Python library to send simple HTTP requests, discovers that its codebase is actually an unreadable Rust project with excessive abstraction, and switches to a small, clean Python alternative. The joke contrasts overengineered software with simple, understandable code, making it relatable as a reaction to frustrating codebases.

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