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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by burntsushi on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:09PM (#45595612)
<rewind to the 90s>: This begs [sic] the question why copyleft evangelists keep targeting existing projects instead of focusing writing new, better software.

Few things in this life are novel. Regardless, when I wrote ripgrep, I was focusing on writing new and better software. I perceived several problems with similar tools at the time and set out to do something better.

Imagine if people actually listened to whinging like your comment. I'm glad I never have.

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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by wolvesechoes on Thursday October 16, 2025 @03:05AM (#45602248)
Good analogy with copyleft rewrites - most of those Rust rewrites tend to use permissive licenses, so it is clear they aim to destroy civilizational achievements.
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by burntsushi on Thursday October 16, 2025 @04:38AM (#45602893)
That doesn't make any sense.
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by friendly_wizard on Thursday October 16, 2025 @05:28AM (#45603230)
Close to 100% positive that comment was tongue in cheek
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