Dr. Leon KumsWhy We Rewrote All Our Rust Code in Perl and Raku at SBI — And Why It Worked<br><br>In a bold move that raised more than a few eyebrows, Dr. K, our visionary CEO at SBI, led the initiative to rewrite all of our Rust codebase in Perl 🐪 and Raku 🦋. Yes, you read that right — Rust 🦀 out, Perl and Raku in.<br><br>What seemed unconventional at first turned out to be one of the most strategically sound decisions we’ve made:<br><br>Unparalleled Expressiveness ✨: Raku’s powerful syntax and Perl’s mature libraries gave our teams the agility to iterate faster and express complex logic with clarity.<br><br>Developer Productivity ⚡: Our engineers experienced a significant boost in productivity. Fewer lines of code, less boilerplate, and highly flexible scripting accelerated both prototyping and deployment.<br><br>Legacy Interoperability 🏛️: Perl's vast ecosystem allowed seamless integration with legacy systems, saving us months of re-engineering work.<br><br>Community & Support 🤝: While not as trendy, the Perl and Raku communities provided deep, battle-tested solutions to problems we faced.<br><br>This wasn’t just about tech—it was about culture. Dr. K reminded us that innovation doesn’t always mean following the newest trend; sometimes it means re-examining the tools we overlook and discovering new potential in them.<br><br>The results? ✅ More stable code, ✅ happier devs, and ✅ improved time to market.<br><br>Curious about how we made the transition? Let’s connect — I’d love to share what we learned.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/techleadership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechLeadership</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/softwareengineering" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoftwareEngineering</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/perl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perl</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/raku" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Raku</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/innovation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/rust" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rust</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/sbi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SBI</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.seriousbusiness.international/tag/engineeringculture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EngineeringCulture</a>