For example, to make it easier for Rust to work with C and C++, the Rust team is investigating whether to expand projects like bindgen, which automatically generates Rust bindings to C code.

The new topic comes amid a years-long rise in Rust popularity. For example, Rust made a big splash in the .NET-centric developer community several years ago when we reported " C++ Memory Bugs Prompt ...

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 instance, IBM contributed code to support its z/OS, Linux on Power (including support for IBM’s MASS vectorization library), and AIX architectures for LLVM’s C, C++, and Fortran projects.

Google says rewriting the "tens of millions of lines" of existing C and C++ Android code in Rust is "simply not feasible," and rewriting old Android wouldn't matter much since old code has had ...

Google can't just rip and replace Chromium's existing C++ code with memory safer Rust, but it is working on ways to improve the memory safety of C++ by scanning heap allocated memory.

The US authority DARPA wants to eliminate security vulnerabilities caused by memory errors. AI is to transfer legacy code in C and C++ into high-quality Rust.