Okay, folks, let’s dive into my little adventure with Bublik and Purcell. I gotta say, it wasn’t exactly planned, more like a “let’s see what happens” kind of thing.
So, I was messing around with, you know, trying to get some stuff automated. I’d heard about these two – Bublik and Purcell – and figured I’d give them a whirl. Honestly, I didn’t have super high expectations, I just wanted something… simpler. I’d been wrestling with some other tools, and they were just, ugh, a pain.
The Setup
First things first, I needed to get these things installed. Bublik was pretty straightforward. I just followed the instructions on their page, and boom, it was up and running. No drama, no weird errors, just… worked. That was a nice surprise.
Purcell, on the other hand, was a tiny bit more involved. I used a node package manager that I’m familiar with and created my project. Then it was time to install everything with `npm install`. Had a few hiccups there. But hey, nothing a little bit of searching online couldn’t fix. I think I had to, like, update some dependencies or something. It wasn’t a deal-breaker, just a minor speed bump.
Playing Around
Once I had both of them installed, I started playing around. I wanted to see how easy it was to, you know, actually do something with them. With Bublik, I started with a super basic configuration. Just the bare minimum to see if it would even work. And guess what? It did! I was able to get a simple “thing” running without pulling my hair out.
Then I switched over to Purcell. I followed the basic setup guide, created a `*` file and the `*` one. I’ll be the first to admit, it wasn’t immediately obvious how everything fit together. Took me a bit of trial and error to understand how I needed to structure it out.
Building Stuff
With Purcell, the first thing I noticed that I liked was the ability to just type `pulp build` on the command line to compile my project. Pretty simple. With Bublik, I went ahead and added in some slightly more “real-world” options, things that I’d actually use in a project. Stuff like, you know, how to handle dependencies and that sort of thing. Again, surprisingly smooth. I was expecting more of a fight, but it was pretty chill.
My Very Unscientific Conclusion
So, after spending a few hours messing with both Bublik and Purcell, here’s my take: Both of them are pretty good. I think Bublik might be a tad easier to get started with, especially if you’re just looking for something simple and straightforward.
Purcell, on the other hand, might have a slightly steeper learning curve.
I’d say it depends on what you’re trying to do.
I’m not saying one is definitively better than the other. It’s more like, they have different vibes.
I’m probably gonna keep playing with both of them. I think they both have potential.
But for now I think that for simplicity I will stick with Bublik.
