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 h… ...

The Rust programming language now has its own foundation that's independent from ... "One common example that arises is the need to have some entity that can legally sign contracts "for the Rust ...

For example, the most highly demanded features among Rust users who work on codebases with 100,000 lines or more are better C++ interoperability and faster compile times.

Google has apparently been thinking along the same lines, and in a lengthy blog post Tuesday, the company announced that the Android Open Source Project now supports Rust for low-level OS components.