paperJuly 2026Unreviewed

From C to Idiomatic Rust: A Ship-of-Theseus Agentic Translation

Vasily A. Sartakov

Abstract

C underpins operating systems, embedded platforms, and network infrastructure because its abstractions map directly to machine behaviour. Its explicit memory model, predictable data representations, and minimal runtime allow compilers to generate fast, deterministic code. These properties also leave correctness and memory safety entirely to the programmer, making undefined behaviour, pointer misuse, and lifetime errors persistent sources of defects and security vulnerabilities in long-lived C co

Cite

@misc{sartakov2026from,
  title = {{From C to Idiomatic Rust: A Ship-of-Theseus Agentic Translation}},
  author = {Vasily A. Sartakov},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  eprint = {2607.28835},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28835}
}