A senior Microsoft engineer has clarified that the company is not planning to eliminate C and C++ from Windows by 2030, walking back claims that sparked widespread speculation across the tech industry ...

The two languages currently play a major role in Microsoft’s products. C is deeply embedded in the Windows kernel and many low-level system components, including the Win32 APIs, while C++ is widely ...

Microsoft is building a team dedicated to eliminating “every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030,” which might touch Windows 11. While C powers the bulk of the Windows kernel and low-level ...

Microsoft told Windows Latest that the company does not plan to rewrite Windows 11 using AI in Rust, which is a programming language that is more secure than C and C++. But the clarification is not ...

Microsoft is planning a significant overhaul of Rust by utilising AI-driven systems to rewrite its legacy C and C++ code at an unprecedented scale. Microsoft may be preparing for one of the most ...

Update December 24: Galen Hunt, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, recently described his ambitious target of replacing all C and C++ code at his company. However, he now says his post has been ...

Microsoft is providing early access to C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot via the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders channel. These C++ tools allow GitHub Copilot to go beyond file searches and unlock ...

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade, replacing it with Rust. “My goal is to eliminate every line of C ...

There’s a more permanent way to sign in to Microsoft Teams. If you’re having trouble completing the process, talk to your IT admin. If you have encountered the ...