Also, this[1] is a game changer if you're planning on distributing your extensions but are worried that compiling Rust (especially cross compiling it) could hinder the appeal of your library.

Used it for a few projects and had one of those “How could I have lived before this?” moments.

[1] https://dashbit.co/blog/rustler-precompiled

p.s. Explorer[2], the NIF version of Polars[3] is distributed using Rustler pre-compiled, making Python less and less necessary for the Elixir developer or enthusiast

[2] https://news.livebook.dev/data-wrangling-in-elixir-with-expl...

[3] https://www.pola.rs/