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		steveklabnik on Sept 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with m... > Momentum is a bitch. It's why Windows still exists. Windows is already shipping Rust in the kernel, with more to come. They're moving faster on this than Linux is, even with all of that historical baggage.

minkles on Sept 4, 2024 [–]

Microsoft are doing everything at once. Doesn’t mean it’ll stick.

Remember managed C++?

steveklabnik on Sept 4, 2024 | [–]

It sure has a lot of executive buy in, and millions of dollars of investment, but sure, anything could happen.

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