Hi HN — I’m learning Rust and decided to build a universal CLI for running code in many languages. The tool, Run, aims to be a single, minimal dependency utility for:
running one-off snippets (from CLI flags),
running files,
reading and executing piped stdin,
and providing language-specific REPLs that you can switch between interactively.
I designed it to support both interpreted languages (Python, JS, Ruby, etc.) and compiled languages (Rust, Go, C/C++). It detects languages from flags or file extensions, can compile temporary files for compiled languages, and exposes a unified REPL experience with commands like :help, :lang, and :quit.
Install: cargo install run-kit (or use the platform downloads on GitHub). Source & releases:
https://github.com/Esubaalew/run
I used Rust while following the official learning resources and used AI to speed up development, so I expect there are bugs and rough edges. I’d love feedback on:
usability and UX of the REPL,
edge cases for piping input to language runtimes,
security considerations (sandboxing/resource limits),
packaging and cross-platform distribution.
Thanks — I’ll try to answer questions and share design notes.
not--felix•49m ago