Microsoft Plans Sweeping Move Away From C and C++ in Favor of Rust

Microsoft is preparing for a sweeping internal transformation that could fundamentally reshape how its software is built and maintained.

What Microsoft engineer's original original post said

No, Microsoft is not rewriting Windows in Rust. The clarification comes after a LinkedIn post by a Microsoft Distinguished ...

Microsoft engineer walks back claim on eliminating C and C++: No plan to rewrite Windows

Microsoft engineer Galen Hunt has clarified that his comments about eliminating C and C++ were about a research project on ...

Microsoft's Vision for Code Migration: Clarifying the Rust Ambitions

Galen Hunt's LinkedIn post suggested an ambitious project aimed at eliminating C and C++ from Microsoft's codebase by 2030, with Rust as a potential replacement. This announcement generated excitement ...

Microsoft: No Windows rewrite in Rust, but research continues

A few days ago, a Microsoft manager was looking for personnel for the Rust porting of all C/C++ code – everything was to be ...
The Silicon Review

A Personal Moonshot, Not a Microsoft Mandate: Rust Rumors Dialed Back

Rumors around Microsoft mandating Rust are dialed back, with reports clarifying it as a personal moonshot rather than a ...
The Munich Eye

Microsoft Addresses Speculation Over Windows Migration to Rust

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Research Snipers

Windows 11 recoding with Rust? Microsoft stops wild AI rumors

A LinkedIn post from a Microsoft developer has caused a stir. The accusation quickly arose that Microsoft wanted to ...