Microsoft gave a status update today on its experiments on using the Rust programming language instead of C and C++ to write Windows components. In short, the experiments have gone well, and engineers ...

Microsoft plans to explore using the Rust programming language as an alternative to C, C++, and others, as a way to improve the security posture of its and everyone else's apps. The announcement was ...

The switch from C++ to Rust aims to make the kernel more concise, secure, and efficient. Microsoft has already added a significant 36,000 lines of Rust code to the kernel, which has led to the ...

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The company seeks software engineers to work on improving Rust compilers and tools for internal product groups, and to interact with the broader Rust community. Microsoft is building a team to support ...

Recap: Historically, the vast majority of security issues encountered on the Windows platform have been memory-related bugs. Rust can provide a highly effective solution to this long-standing problem, ...

Microsoft is gradually integrating Rust into the Windows kernel and is also gradually converting Windows driver development. Microsoft is taking stock. Due to the complexity of the Windows kernel API, ...

Microsoft is one of the founding member companies of the Rust Foundation. Microsoft joins AWS, Huawei, Google, and Mozilla as founding member companies. Rust is a popular programming language for ...

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