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Comment by q3k

19 hours ago

I agree that new software should avoid memory unsafe languages, but I would disagree that rewriting existing projects in a memory safe language at all cost is a universally good idea.

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hombre_fatal  19 hours ago

But you just shifted the claim to "at all cost".

What if there isn't much cost? What if the benefits outweigh the cost?

  • zx0r23  18 hours ago

    I mean... the token cost alone on this thing...

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