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People seem very focused on “should they or shouldn’t they, and why”, which somewhat perplexes me given that there is at least one really good reason for doing this: to create Rosetta Stones for very common pieces of software. To really and truly know if Rust should become the new C we have to start seriously exercising it in the places where C reigns. That’s not a bake-off entirely defined by technological superiority, but also of practical applicability, maintainability, and ability to ship pervasively deployed solutions. This project is a great test of Rust.

RIIR isn’t merely a “sprinkle Rust magic because I believe” thing. The tech has clear potential and I personally think a version of it will take hold where C was once assumed. To know for sure we have to ship more software with it, and we need good comparisons. I’m quite thrilled to have projects like this pressing on.