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I think it's becoming apparent that any attempt to progressively re-write a large codebase into a new language is always going to fail. Needs to done ground up

I think it's becoming apparent that any attempt to progressively re-write a large codebase into a new language is always going to fail. Needs to done ground up new.

bmicraft 2y ago
Not huge, but the incremental approach pretty much couldn't have gone better for fish: https://fishshell.com/blog/rustport/ https://fishshell.com/blog/rustport/
baq 2y ago
Ummm it’s actually exactly the other way around if the code is alive: incremental is the only possible way to keep up.
fulafel 2y ago
Which progressive rewrite attempts do you have in mind?