Microsoft aims to replace its legacy C and C++ code with the Rust programming language across its largest codebases by the end of the decade.

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

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The two languages currently play a major role in Microsoft’s products. C is deeply embedded in the Windows kernel and many low-level system components, including the Win32 APIs, while C++ is widely ...

Microsoft has a whole team dedicated to eliminating "every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030," which includes Windows ...

In a LinkedIn post from Microsoft engineer Galen Hunt has generated a fair bit of talk after sharing his goal to "eliminate ...

Archivist Al Kossow of Bitsavers, who led the technical recovery, described the process as "easy" as such efforts go. The tape, he explained, had "a pretty ...

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

Microsoft is planning a massive change to Rust by using AI-driven systems to rewrite its legacy C and C++ code at an ...

Microsoft may be gearing up for one of the boldest engineering transformations the software industry has seen in decades. A senior Microsoft engineer has outlined a long-term vision to eliminate all C ...