[whatisasupchain]

How on Earth did something like this become the norm? I don't work with software like most here, but just opening the Cargo.lock file sets off an alarm in my brain.

After seeing how much stuff was pulled when I once installed a couple programs with cargo, I added it to the "don't touch a project if it's made with this language" pile, alongside NIM and Python (though Python I can't quite avoid).

[mayhemducks]

Go write a floating point package, by yourself (no AI assistance), from scratch. Then you will understand.

[whatisasupchain]

Sure, the decision to "offload" some components is understandable, and sometimes preferred (crypto libs, etc). We're not all masters of every field. But if you do it 200+ times I'll question what you're even trying to do.