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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by ChrisRR on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @05:44AM (#45590067)
This is the argument against re-writing the linux base utils in rust. When they've had such widespread use for decades, a hell of a lot of bugs have been ironed out
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by bombcar on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:09AM (#45590233)
Especially since memory bugs are only a subset of all bugs, and (perhaps) not even the most important subset.

Memory bugs are often implicated in security issues, but other bugs are more likely to cause data loss, corruption, etc.

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