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‘1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code’: Microsoft wants to replace C and C++ code with Rust by 2030 – but a senior engineer insists the company has no plans on using AI to rewrite Windows source code
Winsage
December 24, 2025

‘1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code’: Microsoft wants to replace C and C++ code with Rust by 2030 – but a senior engineer insists the company has no plans on using AI to rewrite Windows source code

Microsoft plans to phase out C and C++ in favor of Rust by 2030, as announced by Galen Hunt, a Distinguished Engineer at the company. AI will assist in large-scale code modifications, and the foundational infrastructure for this transition is already in place. Microsoft has been integrating Rust into its ecosystem, investing a million dollars in 2022 to establish it as a primary language for engineering systems. Rust-based kernel features have been introduced in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25905. Hunt clarified that the initiative is a research project aimed at facilitating migration between programming languages, not a complete rewrite of Windows in Rust with AI. Other tech companies, like Google, are also adopting Rust for its productivity and efficiency benefits, driven by security concerns related to C and C++. The US National Security Agency has recommended transitioning to memory-safe programming languages, including Rust.
US sanctions leaders of Russian antivirus software provider Kaspersky
Tech Optimizer
June 22, 2024

US sanctions leaders of Russian antivirus software provider Kaspersky

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on twelve senior executives of Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity firm. The decision was made due to concerns about the company's ties to the Russian government and potential risks to US national security and personal data. Additionally, the Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky's antivirus software in the US, citing Russia's history of exploiting companies like Kaspersky Lab to gather sensitive US information.
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