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.

Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of ...

Microsoft Eyes Massive Shift From C/C++ to Rust With AI-Led Code Rewrite Plan

Microsoft may be gearing up for one of the boldest engineering transformations the software industry has seen in decades. A ...

Microsoft's Vision for Code Migration: Clarifying the Rust Ambitions

Galen Hunt's LinkedIn post suggested an ambitious project aimed at eliminating C and C++ from Microsoft's codebase by 2030, with Rust as a potential replacement. This announcement generated excitement ...
India Today on MSN

Microsoft to replace all C and C++ code with Rust, hints 1 engineer must write 1 million lines every month

Microsoft is planning a significant overhaul of Rust by utilising AI-driven systems to rewrite its legacy C and C++ code at ...
ZDNet

VS Code: New C++ language extension brings Microsoft's code-completion to Raspberry Pi 4

Microsoft has released a new version of the C++ extension for its popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor. The new release is an official VS Code C++ extension for Windows 10 and Linux ...
InfoQ

Will C++ Become a Safe Language Like Rust and Others?

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