The makers of systems programming language Rust are looking at how to adapt the language for use in the Linux kernel. Josh Triplett, a former Intel engineer and a lead of the Rust language team, says ...

The Google-backed project to make Rust a second programming language in Linux kernel development after C just took it's next big step. Key to the project is Spain-based developer Miguel Ojeda, who's ...

Rust is becoming equal to assembler and C in programming the Linux kernel – at least officially, as there is still a lot of work to be done in practice.

In an ongoing thread on the Linux kernel mailing list, Greg Kroah-Hartman, a senior project developer, for one urged fellow ...

The Linux kernel, written in C, is no longer experimental. The 'experimental' tag has been removed after a discussion at the Maintainers Summit. The Linux kernel is written in C, which means it is ...

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1)of the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in ...

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

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Rust is a fairly young and modern programming language with a lot of features that make it incredibly flexible and very secure. It’s also becoming quite popular, having won first place for the “most ...

Do hardware hackers need a new programming language? Your first answer might be no, but hold off a bit until you hear about a new language called Rust before you decide for sure. We all know real ...