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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 05:38:53 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:11:54 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> On 9/28/24 3:38 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> I suppose you can do anything with a single call, if you pack enough
>> arguments into it ...
> 
> Heh heh ... yea ... LOVE those compound lines with x.y.z.a.b.c() ...
> SO comprehensible  :-)

I have occasionally found method-chaining to be useful, particularly with 
graphics APIs, e.g.

    (draw
        .close_path()
        .set_source_colour(bg_colour)
        .fill_preserve()
        .set_line_width(line_thickness)
        .set_source_colour(fg_colour)
        .stroke()
    )

> If you want biz reports and checks printed - COBOL !

Could never handle proportional fonts and nice text layouts, though. 
Python deals with those sorts of things better.