Historically, key Linux drivers that make up the kernel have been written in C, which is not memory-safe whereas Rust is; as Microsoft has highlighted, 70% of all bugs it fixes are memory-related.

linux open source The Rust programming language will join the Linux kernel Rust has matured enough and will be welcomed in Linux 6.1 if all goes well By Alfonso Maruccia September 21, 2022 at 6:15 AM ...

If you want to break into IT and work with servers, it's worth learning Linux and picking up The Mastering Linux Development Bundle. The collection contains $1,400 worth of content, but you can ...

It turns out that Homebrew has supported Linux for quite a while now under the name "Linuxbrew", but then got folded into the main Homebrew project. That means whether you're on macOS or Linux, you’re ...

It's telling that IDEs have thrived most on non-Linux or Unix platforms, particularly Windows. Windows has made less use of ...

The Rust for Linux project is making headway, but Linux creator still has some advice to knock it into shape. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer July 6, 2021, 5:05 a.m. PT ...

If you are doing X11, for example, you can go low-level or pick any of a number of high-level libraries. The tutorial assumes you understand C and basic Linux programming. It has two sections, really.

This is the first topic of discussion in Professional Linux Programming and gives the reader a taste of rationally approaching software development. Having read several Linux programming books, all of ...

The following excerpt is from chapter 3, User-Level Memory Management, of Arnold Robbins’ book Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals, Prentice Hall PTR; (April 12, 2004), used with ...

Ben Crowder has been heavily involved with computers for the past ten years, in almost every aspect (programming, graphics, networking, music and just about anything else you can think of). He has ...