[Zandikar]

> why not bite the bullet and write it in C

Are they doing things the way they're doing it just to get it done, or are they doing it because they feel it's the right way to do things and they want to get it done right?

If the former, then fair question. If the latter, then you answered your own question at the start of that sentence.

> Don’t let that work go to waste.

Which is what would happen if they gave up and wrote it in C if they're goal is not just to get it done, but to get it done right.

Doesn't mean there aren't better/alternative ways to do things. Doesn't mean it's not worth asking if a lang other than rust may be better for certain/all parts of this (And yes, that includes C). But it also doesn't mean their hard work is going to waste just because the work is hard.