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If MS is serious about this, I’d like to see them make Rust a first class option for Windows kernel development. There are a lot of drivers that really should b

by qzw 7y ago

If MS is serious about this, I’d like to see them make Rust a first class option for Windows kernel development. There are a lot of drivers that really should be “rewritten in Rust”.

xiphias2 7y ago
Eventually they should get there, but I don't think that the Rust ecosystem is ready for that. Experimenting works the best when MS doesn't yet commit to external Rust API, but writes new code in Rust (especially CVE bug fixes) and transforms gradually.
richliss 7y ago
Especially as Dave Cutler is still alive.