Programming languages: Rust in the Linux kernel just got a big boost from Google
By Liam Tung | June 18, 2021 -- 09:41 GMT (02:41 PDT) | Topic: Security
The recently announced proposal to make the Rust programming language one of two main languages for the Linux kernel is getting a major boost thanks to Google and the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), the group behind the Let's Encrypt certificate authority.
The main goal of the push to bring Rust to Linux is to wipe out an entire class of memory-related security bugs in the kernel, which is a key part of the internet's infrastructure, running on everything from servers to edge devices and smartphones.
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