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If you want it to be very efficient, pick a language like Rust, Go, Nim, maybe even Crystal or Haskell, which can produce a (mostly) self-contained executable, without installing anything. Write the logic for updating your profile with it, all while honing your efficient coding skills.

The few people who look at your GitHub profile may be some important people, like your every future prospective employer. It may make sense to impress them a little bit.




Ruby pays the bills and is nice to work with.


I think Ruby is fine for the task.

But if anybody wanted to show off the ability to run these updates excessively quickly and economically, there is a number of ways.


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