Summary
This blog post details the development of VeilPDF, a local PDF security toolkit that integrates Rust, Python, and Zig. The author explains how Rust is used for the command-line interface and process management, Python for PDF processing, and Zig for cryptography. The design emphasizes simplicity by opting for subprocess calls over PyO3 bindings. This approach showcases creative integration of multiple programming languages to achieve specific functionality in a compact CLI tool.