We’re treating this codebase like it’s under way more scrutiny than before, because it is.

We’re treating this codebase like it’s under way more scrutiny than before, because it is. A year ago, rewriting an entire 700k LOC codebase in a new language in 6 days was impossible. Today, it doesn’t sound like it should work. And yet,
Ranked #56 on backlist 2026-05-23 (23 May 2026 UTC) · by (Jarred Sumner) ·

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