Microsoft is using AI to purge C and C++ from its codebase by 2030

Microsoft will soon have millions of lines of new code written to replace C and C++. A combination of AI, algorithms, and ...

Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of ...
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Microsoft building team to eliminate C and C++, translate code to Rust using AI, as Windows 11 adopts Rust

Microsoft has a whole team dedicated to eliminating "every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030," which includes Windows ...

Microsoft aims to replace its legacy C and C++ code with the Rust programming language

Microsoft aims to replace its legacy C and C++ code with the Rust programming language across its largest codebases by the ...

Microsoft Eyes Massive Shift From C/C++ to Rust With AI-Led Code Rewrite Plan

Microsoft may be gearing up for one of the boldest engineering transformations the software industry has seen in decades. A ...
InfoWorld

The state of the C++ developer ecosystem

JetBrains’ Developer Ecosystem 2023 report shows where C++ developers stand on C++ language versions, IDEs, package managers, build tools, code analysis tools, and AI-assisted development. Let’s dive ...
InfoWorld

What is a compiler? How source code becomes machine code

Compilers often translate source code for a high-level language, such as C++, to object code for the current computer architecture, such as Intel x64. The object modules produced from multiple ...
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source code

Instructions written in a programming language. Source code is the text that a programmer writes, but it is not directly executable by the computer. Source code must be converted into machine language ...