diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c17efe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__pycache__
+*.lock
diff --git a/bb/testoperenv/#main.clj# b/bb/testoperenv/#main.clj#
deleted file mode 100644
index c981876..0000000
--- a/bb/testoperenv/#main.clj#
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-(ns testoperenv.main
-  (:require [medley.core :as m]
-            [babashka.process :as p]
-            ))
-
-(defn -main []
-  (println "Hello, World!")
-  (:out (p/shell {:out :string :err :string} "bash" "-c" "echo -n foobar")))
-
-
diff --git a/bb/testoperenv/.#main.clj b/bb/testoperenv/.#main.clj
deleted file mode 120000
index de74e77..0000000
--- a/bb/testoperenv/.#main.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pti@mars.124815:1695820260
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bb/testoperenv/main.clj b/bb/testoperenv/main.clj
index c981876..ea4a0d9 100644
--- a/bb/testoperenv/main.clj
+++ b/bb/testoperenv/main.clj
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 (ns testoperenv.main
-  (:require [medley.core :as m]
-            [babashka.process :as p]
-            ))
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer [run-tests]]
+            [testoperenv.test-languages]))
 
 (defn -main []
-  (println "Hello, World!")
-  (:out (p/shell {:out :string :err :string} "bash" "-c" "echo -n foobar")))
+  (println "Testing the operating environment")
+  (run-tests 'testoperenv.test-languages))
 
 
diff --git a/bb/testoperenv/test_languages.clj b/bb/testoperenv/test_languages.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4801bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bb/testoperenv/test_languages.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+(ns testoperenv.test-languages
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest is testing]]
+            [clojure.string :as str]
+            [testoperenv.cmd :refer [run-cmd-in-dir]]))
+
+
+(deftest test-python 
+  (testing "python tooling is installed"
+    (is (str/includes? (run-cmd-in-dir "python" "poetry" "run" "pytest" "smoketest.py") "[100%]"))))
+
+(deftest test-rust
+  (testing "rust tooling is installed"
+    (is (str/includes? (run-cmd-in-dir "rust" "cargo" "run") "Rust is awesome"))))
+
diff --git a/bb/testoperenv/test_python.clj b/bb/testoperenv/test_python.clj
deleted file mode 100644
index 0184e73..0000000
--- a/bb/testoperenv/test_python.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-(ns testoperenv.test-python
-  (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest is testing]]))
-
-
-(deftest test-python 
-  (testing "python is installed"
-    (is (= "foobar" (run-cmd-in-dir "python" "poetry" "pytest" "smoketest.py"))))))
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ec6963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/rust/src/main.rs b/rust/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1ee97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Rust is awesome!");
+}