https://blog.gslin.org/archives/2026/03/19/12944/openai-%e8%b2%b7-astral/
OpenAI 買 Astral
#acquisition #astral #ecosystem #merge #openai #python
Bit worrying for #python
Though this was very much the scenario people were worried at first. Fortunately there’s little in uv or ruff that can’t be re-created if things go south.
🤔 The griping and moaning on Mastodon is about to dial to 11.
https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral/
uv -> OpenAI #python #GenAI https://astral.sh/blog/openai
company making maintainer work easier is now owned by company making that work harder https://astral.sh/blog/openai #Python
🎉🚀 "Astral to Join OpenAI: Because #Python productivity needed more AI-generated excitement! After all, nothing screams 'progress' like joining the AI overlords. Soon, #programming will be so automated you'll only need to press 'Enter' and pray! 🙄🤖"
https://astral.sh/blog/openai #Astral #OpenAI #AIautomation #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
@Techmeme Ugh. Ruff, uv, and ty are all now owned by OpenAI. Just what everyone was concerned about when Ruff showed up and started to replace existing tools.
welp. openAI acquiring astral (i.e. owners of uv the popular python tool)
note that i've only read the headline and first paragraph due to paywall
The Operator That Dethroned a King: Python's Walrus Operator Story
https://techlife.blog/posts/the-operator-that-dethroned-a-king-pythons-walrus-operator-story/
Python program to find the wifi password 🔑 you can easily find passwords keys 🔐 with the some lines of python code #coding #programming #python #PythonProgramming #teach

I am definitely noticing a shift, Go is becoming my first instinct for a lot of general scripting work.
I will write a more detailed blog on this soon, including:
- where Go has been a better fit for me
- where Python still clearly wins
- and some of the small tools I want to build in Go next
Curious if others have felt the same shift, especially if you work on macOS or rely heavily on automation/agent workflows.
#golang #python #softwareengineering #automation #developertools #cli
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