Microsoft Confirms No Plans to Rewrite Windows in Rust

Microsoft has denied plans to rewrite Windows 11 using AI and Rust, following backlash from a LinkedIn post by engineer Galen Hunt, who suggested a goal to eliminate C and C++ by 2030. Hunt’s post, which described a research project aimed at language migration, led to misinterpretations of it being an official company strategy. Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft’s communications head, clarified the company has no such intentions. Hunt later edited his post to emphasize that Windows is not being rewritten in Rust with AI.

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