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Microsoft seeks Rust developers to rewrite core C# code (www.theregister.com)

submitted 9 months ago by canpolat@programming.dev to c/rust@programming.dev

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's more likely that they see rust as a good successor to their legacy c++ code. Microsoft has always been heavily invested in C++ after all.

They don't want to sell rust. It's not a money maker for them.

[–] bluGill@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The article is clear that this is about C# not C++. Is the romance for managed languages wearing off - I wonder what issues they are seeing.

Microsoft is big in C++, but they are also pushing C++ to be a lot safer. Modern C++ isn't as safe as rust, but it is still much safer than C or C++98.

[–] notriddle@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Tail latency and memory usage?

It's hard for me to come up with any other big advantages that Rust has and C# couldn't easily lift.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Hopefully they won’t come up with some kind of a Rust/CLI, a version of Rust with GC support.