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[trealira]

The other options are C, C++, Go, and maybe Ada or Zig, though I haven't seen many CLI tools written in those two in practice. In practice, it seems like Go, Rust, and C++ are the preferred languages for newer CLI tools, although I have no data; my conclusion is based on my general perception. Older ones, C and Perl.

[jbaber → trealira]

I'm a lot happier with a fad for Rust-written CLI tools than the disappointment of reading install instructions for a simple CLI tool that starts with "First... npm... bower..."

[IshKebab → trealira]

I don't think many people would choose to start writing a new CLI in C++. That's just making things difficult for yourself.

There are some domains where I might still pick C++ over Rust - especially games and GUIs. The Rust ecosystem for those hasn't matched C++ yet.

But not for a CLI app. Especially one like this that doesn't have any difficult dependencies.

[trealira → IshKebab]

You may be right. There are few new-ish C++ CLI tools that I can think of. I don't know why I said it.

[benkillin → trealira]

Zig