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> Oh, you mean we can solve all our problems by simply rewriting all legacy software?

Isn’t that Rust’s raison d'être?

(Just kidding…mostly)

Pretty sure that's a programmer's raison d'être. Not invented here (NIH) syndrom predates Rust.

Fair point, though it does seem to be more common in the Rust community to the point that it’s become a bit of a meme.

Related funny anecdote, I recently saw a Show HN post title that made sure to mention the thing was written in Rust, but forgot to mention what it actually did. Priorities lol.

I’m sure it sounds like I’m a Rust hater or something, but I’m really not. I like a lot of the new Rust tools being created and use a few myself (ripgrep, fd, and bat immediately come to mind but I’m sure there are more I’m using). I just find the almost religious fervor of the Rust community amusing.

Please don't assume the entire Rust community, or most of it, is intent on rewriting all legacy software. Frankly, I think the more familiar one is with Rust, the less one is inclined to blindly advocate for rewriting things in Rust, and the Rust language developers are among those most familiar.

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