Microsoft wants to develop tech that could translate its codebase to Rust, and is hiring people to make it happen. “My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030,” Microsoft ...

Microsoft is building a team dedicated to eliminating “every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030,” which might touch Windows 11. While C powers the bulk of the Windows kernel and low-level ...

Microsoft is planning a significant overhaul of Rust by utilising AI-driven systems to rewrite its legacy C and C++ code at an unprecedented scale. Microsoft may be preparing for one of the most ...

Update December 24: Galen Hunt, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, recently described his ambitious target of replacing all C and C++ code at his company. However, he now says his post has been ...

Microsoft is providing early access to C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot via the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders channel. These C++ tools allow GitHub Copilot to go beyond file searches and unlock ...

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade, replacing it with Rust. “My goal is to eliminate every line of C ...

This page explains different ways to solve the "The following components are required to run this program: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime" error message. The solution ...