February 5, 2024 at 06:06PM
Google has pledged $1 million to the Rust Foundation to enhance interoperability between Rust and C++ code. This investment aims to expand the adoption of Rust across various components of the platform, with Android benefiting from its memory-safe programming language. Google’s support will also help launch a new ‘Interop’ initiative within the Rust Foundation.
From the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
1. Google announced a grant of $1 million to the Rust Foundation to improve the interoperability between Rust and C++ code.
2. The adoption of Rust across Android and other Google products has led to proactive prevention of vulnerabilities in the Android ecosystem.
3. Google aims to invest in and collaborate on areas needed to accelerate the overall adoption of Rust, beyond project or company-specific tools.
4. Google is aggregating and publishing audits for Rust crates used in open source Google projects.
5. The Rust Foundation is launching a new ‘Interop’ initiative to make it easier for organizations to invest in Rust, with a focus on improving memory safety across the software industry.
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