[pittmajp]

I’m not sure what you’d gain is worth the cost. What’s the cost in dollars and cents of SQLite cves over the past 20 years, and what would the cost be of rewriting that entire codebase?

At some point you have to come to terms with the fact that some bugs shouldn’t be fixed.

[jjnoakes]

I think the cost savings is more than just the cves. You also get faster features and have to write fewer tests. You can use higher level abstractions with fewer rough edges. You may even be able to take advantage of the ecosystem more.

And you don't have to rewrite everything at once, you can do it at the function or file level bit by bit. Perhaps the parts that are changing the most are done first, or perhaps the parts with the most bugs.

I'm still not saying rewriting is always right or wrong, but I think it isn't as cut and dry as some make it sound.