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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: MS going to rust (and Linux too)
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:52:34 +0200
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Apparently Microsoft does not want to use C/C++ anymore:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/programming-languages-its-time-to-stop-using-c-and-c-for-new-projects-says-microsoft-azure-cto

and going to Rust. No word about glorious VBA and illustrious C#, 
though. The best ever inventions of computing era deserve no mention... 
(:-))

Ah, GC does not sit well with them, who might think? (:-))

BTW, It seems that Linux kernel will rust as well...

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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