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 language.
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AI + Rust are changing how Linux and Windows code gets written

Linux and Windows are quietly undergoing one of the biggest rewrites in their history, as artificial intelligence collides ...
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 completely rewrite Windows 11 using AI. The company now clearly contradicts this ...
EDN

An Easy solution to Compile the Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ Code using VSCode and Pico SDK in Windows

Raspberry Pi Pico is a cute piece of hardware. It has a powerful dual-core RP2040 microcontroller that offers 2MB (up to 16MB) Flash and 264K SRAM memories. But what truly sets the Pico apart is its ...

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 ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: It's time to stop using C and C++ for new projects, says Microsoft Azure CTO

Mark Russinovich, the chief technology officer of Microsoft Azure, says developers should avoid using C or C++ programming languages in new projects and instead use Rust because of security and ...