This week in Python brings us a toe-to-toe showdown between two Rust-powered Python type checking tools. We also have a gentle introduction to type hinting, a look at the perils—and promises ...

Pyrefly from Meta and Ty from Astral offer type-checking for Python codebases at the speed of Rust.

The greatest advantage Rust has over Python is that Rust is much faster. Rust is a systems programming language designed to be as fast as C or C++. It compiles into machine code, so Rust programs ...

GitHub’s annual "State of the Octoverse" report has found that systems programming languages Python and Rust are rising. In 2024, Python overtook JavaScript as the most popular language on ...

DARPA is launching the Translating All C to Rust (TRACTOR) program, an AI-focused initiative aimed at "substantially" automating the conversion of C code into Rust. The programming ...

DARPA’s TRACTOR project uses AI to transform legacy C code into Rust, enhancing software security and addressing memory safety vulnerabilities efficiently.

Rust is a systems programming language designed for reliability, safety, and performance. It emphasizes memory safety without a garbage collector, preventing common programming errors. With expressive ...

Google's decision to use Rust for new code in Android in order to reduce memory-related flaws appears to be paying off. Memory safety vulnerabilities in Android have been more than halved – a ...