12-05-2023 00:00 via tech.slashdot.org

First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel

According to Azure CTO Mark Russinovich, the most recent Windows 11 Insider Preview build is the first to include the memory-safe programming language Rust. Thurrott reports: "If you're on the Win11 Insider ring, you're getting the first taste of Rust in the Windows kernel," Russinovich tweeted last night. It's not clear which Insider channel he is referring to, however.Regardless, that that was quick: Microsoft only went public with its plans to replace parts of the Windows kernel with Rust cod
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