DHH's 'unlimited tokens, rewrite in Rust' stance draws pushback from engineers
tekbog · x · 2026-09-29
- tekbog criticizes DHH's claim that with "unlimited tokens" you should just rewrite projects in Rust, arguing it's a disservice to engineers — a rewrite should be justified by explicit analysis of the problem and solution.
- He also notes DHH has largely abandoned Ruby and Ruby on Rails, and could have evolved the language and framework instead.
- The thread probes whether near-zero token cost really justifies blanket rewrites.
Related event: DHH's AI-Driven Rust Rewrite of Campfire Draws Engineer Criticism(2 posts)→
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