Why the most-used C code in the world... might switch to Rust

Description

SQLite is the most widely used C library in the world, and they're almost ready to switch to Rust. Embedded in operating systems, browsers, and countless applications, SQLite’s C codebase is considered one of the most stable and portable ever written. Alex and Will analyze how C remains the foundation for cross-platform compatibility: every new processor and operating system starts with a C compiler. Languages like Rust and C++ by contrast, still depends on compiling down to C-compatible binaries to achieve similar interoperability, like how ABI design, cross-language linking, and Rust’s enums and memory models translate into structures and unions that C programming can understand. #programming #techtalk #computerscience #programmer #technology