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:)
> I think a lot of rust rewrites have this benefit
I think Rust itself has this benefit
Completely agreed!
Rust rewrites are known for breaking (compatibility with) working software. That's all there is to them.
Succinctly, perhaps with some loss of detail:
"Rewrite" is important as "Rust".