RichSamartino on Nostr: "What has been lacking until a few years ago is a language with the speed of C/C++ ...

"What has been lacking until a few years ago is a language with the speed of C/C++ with built-in memory safety assurances. In 2006, a software engineer at Mozilla began working on a new programming language called Rust. Rust version 1.0 was officially announced in 2015. Since then, several prominent software organizations have started to use it in their systems, including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and many others. It is also supported in the development of the Linux kernel." - CISA https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/urgent-need-memory-safety-software-products

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A couple years ago, the federal government told companies to stop using 'memory-unsafe' languages like C and C++ by 2026 and suggested #rust as an alternative https://thenewstack.io/feds-critical-software-must-drop-c-c-by-2026-or-face-risk/

"A recent report issued jointly by CISA and the FBI on Product Security Bad Practices warns software manufacturers about bad practices such as using memory-unsafe programming languages like C and C++."