Guile udev - A udev implementation in Guile Scheme
Guile udev is an innovative open-source project that reimplements the Linux udev device manager using the Guile Scheme programming language. This unique implementation offers developers a flexible, dynamic, and extensible alternative to the traditional C-based udev, leveraging the power of a Lisp dialect for device management tasks. By utilizing Guile's scripting capabilities, it simplifies the creation of complex device rules and enhances the modularity of system initialization. This project is ideal for Linux enthusiasts and system administrators who value the expressiveness of functional programming and seek a more approachable way to customize their device handling workflows without sacrificing performance or control.
Reimagining Linux device management with the dynamic flexibility and power of Guile Scheme.
- rahen
I was initially surprised because this is not a good use case for Scheme. The current C implementation is clean and efficient, and I'd rather use Scheme to replace some messy Python code with its dependency hell.
And then I saw this: "As mentioned above, some code has been automatically translated from C to Scheme, using generative AI. This is not creative work, and as such, the authors of Goodev cannot claim copyright for it."
Somehow I wish those tokens would had been more usefully spent on porting code where a sound language could actually make a difference.
- eisbaw
503. also Why?