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

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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 ...

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

Given how slow Microsoft has been at adding some major features to Windows 11, the goal of removing every line of C and C++ from the company's software by 2030 is obviously very ambitious and on some ...

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

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 ...

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Microsoft is helping move us toward the future holy grail of quantum computing with the creation of a computing language that can run on a quantum computer. The company sees this as a fundamental step ...

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JavaScript remains the most popular programming language, but two offerings from Microsoft are steadily gaining, according to developer-focused analyst firm RedMonk's first quarter 2018 ranking.