On: Replacements for existing software written in Rust

[smitherfield]

> because you don't have a reason to reinvent the wheel [in Rust]

This is a somewhat comical statement in a thread about "Rewrite it in Rust."

[b3morales → smitherfield]

Nah, the thread is about people redoing the whole car, adding airbags, swapping out the carburetor, installing power steering, and maybe throwing in a new stereo and a paint job.

sed vs. sd, for example https://github.com/chmln/sd The semi-lovable but reliable old jalopy overhauled to match modern practices.