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100,000 lines ported from TypeScript to Rust in a month
A large codebase migration done with Claude Code.
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Christopher Chedeau (vjeux) ported about 100,000 lines of TypeScript to Rust in a month with Claude Code, and wrote up his analysis of how it went. The post got 255 points on Hacker News. Commenters shared similar experiences, including Claude's tendency to "improve" code during what should be a line-by-line port.
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- Hacker News: Porting 100k lines from TypeScript to Rust using Claude Code in a month
- Hacker News discussion (255 points)HN submitter: ibobevPosted
Hacker News discussion (255 points) linking the blog analysis.