Ladybird Browser adopts Rust, with help from AI
Ladybird Browser adopts Rust, with help from AI
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Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI - Ladybird
We're adopting Rust as our C++ successor language, and using AI agents to accelerate the transition.
We’ve been searching for a memory-safe programming language to replace C++ in Ladybird for a while now. We previously explored Swift, but the C++ interop never quite got there, and platform support outside the Apple ecosystem was limited. Rust is a different story. The ecosystem is far more mature for systems programming, and many of our contributors already know the language. Going forward, we are rewriting parts of Ladybird in Rust.