Re: Hard Rust requirements from May onward

[Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>]

Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> writes:

> The amount of "I don't want to adapt" complains seems constant.

This is unfair.  No one said anything like that in this thread.

We know what we have.  We also know that a "memory safe language" does
not prevent bugs. Neither does a "stronger approach to unit
testing".

Rewriting code means adding new bugs, whether or not the tools catch
some of them. But for fun, let's assume that we eventually end up with
fewer serious bugs in the rewritten software. How long will that take?
One stable release?  Two?  Are we expected to just accept regressions
for a while, because the rust reimplementations eventually will catch up
with what we have today?  Or could we require the new software to get
there before the switch?  What's the hurry here?

BTW, reaching for "modern" means that you will never succeed.  It will
always be what's coming next.


Bjørn