On 2025-10-10 01:00, William Park via Talk wrote:
Just noticed at Distrowatch. Ubuntu is now using "coreutils" package that has been rewritten in Rust.
A typical way of handling things is "if it ain't broke...". I wonder how much effort has gone in to testing the rewritten programs to ensure they are felt to be bug free. Rewriting the programs in a language that is supposed to avoid memory and garbage collection issues of C/C++ doesn't mean the might not be free of logic errors. -- Cheers! Kevin. https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | "Nerds make the shiny things that | distract the mouth-breathers, and Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | that's why we're powerful" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick