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yjftsjthsd-hlast Friday at 8:30 PM4 repliesview on HN

I think a lot of rust rewrites have this benefit; if you start with hindsight you can do better more easily. Of course, rust is also often beneficial for its own sake, so it's a one-two punch:)


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pxclast Friday at 8:38 PM

Succinctly, perhaps with some loss of detail:

"Rewrite" is important as "Rust".

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Levitatinglast Friday at 9:01 PM

> I think a lot of rust rewrites have this benefit

I think Rust itself has this benefit

woodruffwlast Friday at 8:32 PM

Completely agreed!

s_ting765last Friday at 8:54 PM

Rust rewrites are known for breaking (compatibility with) working software. That's all there is to them.

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