[chaxor]

I think that typically a rewrite in, well anything, can be helpful - simply because the first write wasn't sure of what may work or what the correct model for the system should be, or how to handle specific parts of the system etc.

A rewrite in Rust can be good for those reasons, as it removes the "cruft" of old implementation, but also gets the nice properties of speed and such.

But ultimately the thing I love most about Rust is not even the safety and such - it's the package management and build system. Just look at the horrible python/js scene for how bad packaging and build systems can be, and you'll understand why that basic uniform experience can be so nice.