IIUC, minimum code size was not the top priority of the creator of ripgrep. And Rust's claim to fame is not that it allows you to get the job done with less co

IIUC, minimum code size was not the top priority of the creator of ripgrep. And Rust's claim to fame is not that it allows you to get the job done with less code. Its claim is that it allows you to get the job done, but with far fewer memory access issues, without sacrificing runtime efficiency.