Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to AI

Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to AI

• Ladybird Browser Just Ported C++ Code to Rust in 2 Weeks Thanks to AI We are used to seeing web browsers that are either based onChromiumorFirefox, and many people are fed up of

Linux & Open Source · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 367 words

The Ladybird browser project shifts to Rust

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OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 577 words
FreeBSD's Rust Kernel Support Could Be Stable Enough To Try This Year

FreeBSD's Rust Kernel Support Could Be Stable Enough To Try This Year

• FreeBSD’s Rust Kernel Support Could Be Stable Enough To Try This Year The FreeBSD Project has published their Q4'2025 status report to outline progress made on their software, in

OS & Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 359 words
Rust debugging survey 2026

Rust debugging survey 2026

• We’re launching a Rust Debugging Survey. • Various issues with debugging Rust code are often mentioned as one of the biggest challenges that annoy Rust developers. • While it is

Language Internals · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 319 words
Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95

Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95

• Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95 Last week was the main feature pull of Rust programming language updates for the Linux 7.0 kernel merge window. • Most notable with tha

OS & Internals · February 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
Rust participates in Google Summer of Code 2026

Rust participates in Google Summer of Code 2026

• We are happy to announce that the Rust Project will again be participating in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026, same as in the previous two years. • If you’re not eligible or in

Language Internals · February 19, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 258 words

An update to the malicious crate notification policy (Rust Blog)

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Linux & Open Source · February 18, 2026 (updated February 20, 2026) · 1 min · 192 words

An update to the malicious crate notification policy (Rust Blog)

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OS & Internals · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words
Where to start fixing an opt-pass for MIPS1

Where to start fixing an opt-pass for MIPS1

• MIPS1 load delay slots ignored when load occurs in branch delay slot. • Issue originates in CodeGen Prepareopt pass during optimization of MIPS1 code. • Developer seeks to fix ra

Language Internals · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 186 words
Linux 7.0 Driver Core Changes Bring More Enhancements For Rust Kernel Drivers

Linux 7.0 Driver Core Changes Bring More Enhancements For Rust Kernel Drivers

• Linux 7.0 Driver Core Changes Bring More Enhancements For Rust Kernel Drivers Merged a few days ago for the Linux 7.0 kernel were all of the driver core enhancements. • As has be

Linux & Open Source · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Shedding old code with ecdysis: graceful restarts for Rust services at Cloudflare

Shedding old code with ecdysis: graceful restarts for Rust services at Cloudflare

• ecdysis | ËekdÉsÉs | noun the process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods). • How do you upgrade a network se

Engineering Blogs · February 13, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words
Shedding old code with ecdysis: graceful restarts for Rust services at Cloudflare

Shedding old code with ecdysis: graceful restarts for Rust services at Cloudflare

• ecdysis | ËekdÉsÉs | noun the process of shedding the old skin (in reptiles) or casting off the outer cuticle (in insects and other arthropods). • How do you upgrade a network se

Announcing Rust 1.93.1

Announcing Rust 1.93.1

• The Rust team has published a new point release of Rust, 1.93.1. • Rust is a programming language that is empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. • If you h

OS & Internals · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 308 words
Announcing Rust 1.93.1

Announcing Rust 1.93.1

• The Rust team has published a new point release of Rust, 1.93.1. • Rust is a programming language that is empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. • If you h

Language Internals · February 12, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 229 words
Rust at Scale: An Added Layer of Security for WhatsApp

Rust at Scale: An Added Layer of Security for WhatsApp

• WhatsApp has adopted and rolled out a new layer of security for users - built with Rust - as part of its effort to harden defenses against malware threats. • WhatsApp’s experienc

Engineering Blogs · January 27, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 277 words
Rust at Scale: An Added Layer of Security for WhatsApp

Rust at Scale: An Added Layer of Security for WhatsApp

• WhatsApp introduces Rust-based security layer to protect billions of users from malware threats. • The new media consistency library, written in Rust, runs on devices and browser

Announcing Rust 1.93.0

Announcing Rust 1.93.0

• Rust 1.93.0 released, bringing updated musl 1.2.5 for reliable static Linux binaries. • Updated musl improves DNS resolver, handling large records and recursive nameservers more

OS & Internals · January 22, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 281 words
Announcing Rust 1.93.0

Announcing Rust 1.93.0

• The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.93.0. • Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. • If you have a p

Language Internals · January 22, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 255 words
crates.io: development update

crates.io: development update

• New Security tab displays RustSec advisories and affected version ranges for each crate. • Trusted Publishing now supports GitLab CI/CD via OIDC, expanding beyond GitHub Actions.

OS & Internals · January 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
What does it take to ship Rust in safety-critical?

What does it take to ship Rust in safety-critical?

• This is another post in our series covering what we learned through the Vision Doc process. • In our first post, we described the overall approach and what we learned about doing

Language Internals · January 14, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 208 words
What does it take to ship Rust in safety-critical?

What does it take to ship Rust in safety-critical?

• This is another post in our series covering what we learned through the Vision Doc process. • In our first post, we described the overall approach and what we learned about doing

OS & Internals · January 14, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 295 words
What do people love about Rust?

What do people love about Rust?

• Rust has been named Stack Overflow’s Most Loved (now called Most Admired) language every year since our 1.0 release in 2015. • That means people who use Rust want to keep using R

Language Internals · December 19, 2025 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 296 words
What do people love about Rust?

What do people love about Rust?

• Rust has been named Stack Overflow’s Most Loved (now called Most Admired) language every year since our 1.0 release in 2015. • That means people who use Rust want to keep using R

OS & Internals · December 19, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 378 words
Announcing Rust 1.92.0

Announcing Rust 1.92.0

• The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.92.0. • Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. • If you have a p

OS & Internals · December 11, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 322 words
Making it easier to sponsor Rust contributors

Making it easier to sponsor Rust contributors

• TLDR: You can now find a list of Rust contributors that you can sponsor onthis page. • Same as with many other open-source projects, Rust depends on a large number of contributor

OS & Internals · December 8, 2025 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 245 words
Evolving our real-time timeseries storage again: Built in Rust for performance at scale

Evolving our real-time timeseries storage again: Built in Rust for performance at scale

• Khayyam Guliyev Duarte Nunes Ming Chen Justin Jaffray As Datadog continues to scale, the volume, complexity, and cardinality of the metrics we ingest and store steadily grow by o

Istio publishes results of ztunnel security audit

Istio publishes results of ztunnel security audit

• Istio’s ztunnel, a Rust‑based zero‑trust overlay, passes Trail of Bits audit with no critical vulnerabilities. • Audit covered L4 auth, TLS, certificate management, and inbound p

Squeezing every millisecond: How we rebuilt the Datadog Lambda Extension in Rust

Squeezing every millisecond: How we rebuilt the Datadog Lambda Extension in Rust

• Rebuilt Datadog Lambda Extension in Rust, slashing cold start latency by 82%. • Reduced memory footprint by 40%, cutting usage from 55 MB to just 7 MB. • Shifted from heavyweig