Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030 (www.theregister.com)

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Plans move to Rust, with help from AI Microsoft wants to translate its codebase to Rust, and is hiring people to make it happen.…

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[-] M33@piefed.world 8 points 5 months ago

Is this about dealing with technical debt ? I mean, it's better than nothing. I'm just a bit surprised they didn't go for a new inhouse rust fork like R# or something.

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