Microsoft working to slash use of C and C++ programming languages by 2030

The two languages currently play a major role in Microsoft’s products. C is deeply embedded in the Windows kernel and many ...
XDA Developers on MSN

No, Microsoft isn't actually eliminating C and C++ from its software

Galen Hunt, a notable Microsoft engineer, posted on LinkedIn that he wants to replace C/C++ with Rust plus AI, targeting ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft building team to eliminate C and C++, translate code to Rust using AI, as Windows 11 adopts Rust

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

Microsoft engineer says Windows isn’t being rewritten to Rust with AI

Galen Hunt, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, recently described his ambitious target of replacing all C and C++ code at his ...

Microsoft is using AI to purge C and C++ from its codebase by 2030

Microsoft is leveraging AI agents to automate the massive task of migrating its legacy codebases to the more secure Rust ...

Microsoft aims to replace its legacy C and C++ code with the Rust programming language

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

Microsoft: Our Rust programming language Windows runtime library is now in preview

Microsoft has announced an early public preview of Rust/WinRT, or Rust for the Windows Runtime (WinRT), and has posted it on GitHub. The Rust/WinRT project is a "WinRT language projection" or software ...
InfoWorld

Get started with Rust in Windows programming

Could Microsoft switch from its use of C, C++, and C# to other languages? A recent blog post from the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) suggested that it might well be looking at alternatives, ...