Microsoft is exploring a bold long-term project to fundamentally transform the way it builds software: the company aims to replace its legacy C and C++ code with the Rust programming language across ...

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 ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Arrives With ‘AI Woven Into Workflow’ Your email has been sent First major visual studio upgrade in five years AI, performance, and ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and Apple II through ...