[fnord123]

>As I said in the post, Rust will likely infringe on Python over time due to performance, lower defect rate, long-term maintenance advantages, etc.

Indeed. As hg is moving to use more and more Rust:

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/OxidationPlan

[cpeterso]

indygreg knows because he is the author of that wiki page. :)

https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/OxidationPlan?action=info

[fnord123]

I didn't realize that so thanks for pointing it out. But sometimes I also comment for third parties reading along to pick up some info as well.