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Microsoft Shifts Codebase to Rust by 2030 for Security

12/24/2025

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Microsoft plans to transition its codebase from C and C++ to Rust by 2030, aiming to eliminate the older languages.
Galen Hunt, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, announced the initiative, citing artificial intelligence to aid the overhaul.
Microsoft posted a Principal Software Engineer opening to support the effort.
The company clarified there are no plans to rewrite Windows 11 in Rust while it integrates Rust into its infrastructure for security and performance.

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Microsoft plans to transition its codebase from C and C++ to Rust by 2030, aiming to eliminate the older languages.
Galen Hunt, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, announced the initiative, citing artificial intelligence to aid the overhaul.
Microsoft posted a Principal Software Engineer opening to support the effort.
The company clarified there are no plans to rewrite Windows 11 in Rust while it integrates Rust into its infrastructure for security and performance.