[zveyaeyv3sfye]

> I think they missed out by not going with Rust. It seems like the social factors weighed out.

They absolutely address this in the linked article, so why are we even speculating here?

> Probably hard to quickly assemble a rust team within msft.

The same MSFT that is rewriting their Windows OS in rust as we speak? I think you should stop commenting when you don't know anything about the subject.

[oldmanhorton]

Saying that Microsoft is "Rewriting Windows in rust" suggests you might not be as informed as you think... Very specific components with history of performance or security issues are getting ported in a very uncoordinated effort. Windows will be primarily C, C++, and C# for a very long time to come

[whattidywhat]

Also those are two different skill sets. Writing critical sections of an OS is not the same thing as writing a compiler. And completely agree, windows to what I have read, is being deliberate and isn't doing a total rewrite at all. Thanks for chiming in so I could type less.