Collin Richards details the process of porting the tmux codebase from C to Rust, achieving a fully Rust codebase after overcoming various challenges with code maintainability and bugs. He discusses the use of the C2Rust transpiler, the build process, interesting bugs encountered, and differences between C patterns and Rust programming practices.

Rust's reputation for safety primarily centers around memory safety, but it does not guard against many common logical errors and edge cases. The article outlines various pitfalls in safe Rust, such as integer overflow, logic bugs, and improper handling of input, while providing strategies to mitigate these risks and improve overall application robustness.