Microsoft engineer 'clarifies' LinkedIn post after it goes viral and causes outrage; and how in 2023 NSA made 'similar recommendation' for software companies

A viral LinkedIn post by a Microsoft engineer sparked outrage by suggesting a plan to eliminate C and C++ code by 2030 using AI-assisted refactoring to Rust. Microsoft clarified that this is a research project, not a Windows rewrite.

Microsoft engineer 'clarifies' LinkedIn post after it goes viral and causes outrage; and how in 2023 NSA made 'similar recommendation' for software companies
A viral LinkedIn post by a Microsoft engineer sparked outrage by suggesting a plan to eliminate C and C++ code by 2030 using AI-assisted refactoring to Rust. Microsoft clarified that this is a research project, not a Windows rewrite.