What just happened? Rust will soon be part of Linux, Torvalds has decided. The memory safe programming language will join C and the other traditional languages developers use to create new pieces ...

Linux is particularly popular in Cloud Computing (see C - Do you speak my language: C is for Cloud Computing, Computer, C, client, cron job, compile, compress, cookie, code, command line interface).

C versus Rust As of now, the Linux kernel is written in the C programming language—essentially, the same language used to write kernels for Unix and Unix-like operating systems since the 1970s.

C is the foundation for many popular software projects such as the Linux kernel and it remains a widely used language, currently second in the Tiobe index. Its simplicity makes it a common choice ...

Rust for Linux? The move to make Rust a second language for developing the Linux kernel is gathering momentum. But there are still challenges ahead.

Below, Aleksey Dolya interviews Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of the C++ programming language. Linux Journal: How old are you? Do you have family? Bjarne Stroustrup: I'm 51 years old. I'm married and ...

Google said Thursday it's funding a project to increase Linux security by writing parts of the operating system's core in the Rust programming language, a modernization effort that could bolster ...

One of the highlights in the release notes for Linux 6.1 is the inclusion of the initial infrastructure for adding Rust as a language.