Microsoft’s move to make Rust a first-class option for Windows driver development crystallizes a long-running strategy: reduce the class of memory-safety bugs that have dominated high-severity Windows vulnerabilities by shifting low-level, performance-sensitive code toward a language designed...
Microsoft is actively encouraging Windows driver developers to adopt Rust, a modern programming language renowned for its memory safety features. This strategic shift aims to enhance the security and reliability of drivers, particularly those integral to Surface devices.
The Surface team has...
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