Public preview of Microsoft’s C++ tools for the AI coding assistant are available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders.

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

The two languages currently play a major role in Microsoft’s products. C is deeply embedded in the Windows kernel and many ...

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

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of ...

A Microsoft veteran has highlighted his goal to eliminate every single line of C and C++ code and replace it with Rust, ...

Microsoft has also called for greater use of Rust. In 2022, the CTO of the company’s Azure cloud called Rust to become the default language for new projects. Microsoft scientists have worked on a tool ...

Microsoft is planning a massive change to Rust by using AI-driven systems to rewrite its legacy C and C++ code at an ...

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

Microsoft plans to translate the code of software products into the Rust language by 2030. The task will mainly be performed by artificial intelligence (AI) agents. This was announced on December 24 ...

This year has been a big one for AI coding startup acquisitions. Who can forget the dramatic Google-Windsurf-Cognition saga ...

A Microsoft engineer has clarified that a project aiming to rewrite millions of lines of code using AI and Rust is purely ...