The Azure CTO's only qualifier about using Rust is that it was preferable over C and C+ for new projects that require a non-garbage-collected (GC) language. GC engines handle memory management.

This capability allows C and C++ projects that are hosted on GitHub to be analyzed by SonarCloud in just one click, according to the company. SonarCloud is an open source analysis solution that offers ...

Also, TrapC reuses a few code safety features from C++, notably member functions, constructors, destructors, and the new keyword. TrapC is not the only attempt to deal with memory safety in C or C++.

The Linux kernel recently introduced Rust as the second language to C, following the Android Open Source Project. These projects won't replace old C/C++ code, but will prefer Rust for new code.

For decades, coders wrote critical systems in C and C++. Now they turn to Rust. Many software projects emerge because—somewhere out there—a programmer had a personal problem to solve. That’s ...

JetBrains’ Developer Ecosystem 2023 report shows where C++ developers stand on C++ language versions, IDEs, package managers, build tools, code analysis tools, and AI-assisted development. Let ...