I know, right?! It's a common theme.

But recently, there were two submissions here that actually turn the "rewrite in Rust" meme into something substantial.

The two factions of C++ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42231489 On "Safe" C++ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42186475

Be warned that the second one is a really long read!