Is It Time to Rewrite the Operating System in Rust?

Why it was recommended

very deep dive into operating systems, C, and Rust

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What it covers

Bryan Cantrill's QCon SF 2019 talk asking whether operating systems should be rewritten in Rust. He draws on his systems experience to discuss C, memory safety and Rust's. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

InfoQ

Length

1 hr 9 min

Year

2019

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