[biohazard2]

> there's also just no reason to rewrite SQLite in another language. […] But why would we want to throw away the perfectly good C implementation, and why would we expect the C experts who have been carefully maintaining SQLite for a quarter century to be the ones to learn a new language and start over?

The SQLite developers are actually open to the idea of rewriting SQLite in Rust, so they must see an advantage to it:

> All that said, it is possible that SQLite might one day be recoded in Rust. Recoding SQLite in Go is unlikely since Go hates assert(). But Rust is a possibility. Some preconditions that must occur before SQLite is recoded in Rust include: […] If you are a "rustacean" and feel that Rust already meets the preconditions listed above, and that SQLite should be recoded in Rust, then you are welcomed and encouraged to contact the SQLite developers privately and argue your case.

[yomismoaqui]

My theory is they wrote this just to get the ‘rewrite everything in Rust’ crowd off their backs.

[rirze]

I think it’s the opposite. They want to atleast explore rewriting in Rust but are afraid of backlash. Hence why they’re open to private discussion. I can imagine they are split internally.

[biohazard2]

I find it a bit too specific, because it won't get rid of the `rewrite everything in (Go|Zig|…)` crowds. But who knows…?