# Why hasn't Discourse been rewritten in Rust?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-hasnt-discourse-been-rewritten-in-rust/316333>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-hasnt-discourse-been-rewritten-in-rust/316333 "2024-07-15T14:21:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-hasnt-discourse-been-rewritten-in-rust/316333/7 "2024-07-15T15:15:51Z")

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> [@tsk](#):
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> It could be done in 12-16 days

Sorry is that a typo, did you mean months?

Can you point to a single project of similar size and scope to Discourse where such a port has been achieved in such a short timeframe?

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