Google's Chrome security team is exploring how Rust could be supported in Chromium's C++ codebase. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:49 a.m. PT Image: Maskot/Getty Images ...

"Speaking of languages, it's time to halt starting any new projects in C/C++ and use Rust for those scenarios where a non-GC language is required. For the sake of security and reliability. the ...

For decades, coders wrote critical systems in C and C++. Now they turn to Rust. Many software projects emerge because—somewhere out there—a programmer had a personal problem to solve. That’s ...

According to Bergstrom, it is more important to compare the reworking of C++ code in Rust. «In each case, we have seen a more than 2-fold reduction in the amount of effort required to create services ...

The US National Security Agency (NSA) lists Rust, C#, Go , Java , Ruby , and Swift ( PDF file) as memory-safe programming languages.

Despite this and the burden of using two different programming languages for one huge project like the Chromium layout engine, Rust could be a huge help in making Chrome more secure. Memory safety ...