2023/09/05/convert-wiki-post-mortem/

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When to not use Rust - post-mortem on my wiki converter project · PoignardAzur

This article is a post-mortem on a small project I’ve been working on for the past few months.

https://poignardazur.github.io//2023/09/05/convert-wiki-post-mortem/

[haydenflinner]

I think the conclusion and lessons kind of miss the forest for the trees (Rust vs JavaScript is a tiny bush in said forest). To me, the primary lesson here is one of communication. Chat with your coworkers. Explain what you're doing and why. See what they're up to. There was probably something better to spend that time on than a rewrite of an almost working solution.

But it does sound like you learned a lot of technical things, which has its own value. Just be careful to not mistake this happy accident teaching you something with a habit that you should continue.

It sounds like you may like to read about the topic/rabbit-hole "data-oriented design".