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Aside from right tool I’d add two more criteria.

1) Complementary tools. I picked python and rust for obvious reasons given their differences

2) Longevity. Rust in kernel was important to me because it signaled this isn’t going anywhere. Same for rust invading the tool stacks of various other languages and the rewrite everything in rust. I know it irritates people but for me it’s a positive signal on it being worth investing time into



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