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Linux keeps getting faster and more stable, and this programming language is why

Linux didn’t suddenly wake up one morning and decide to behave. It earned that reputation the hard way. Years of weird freezes, random crashes, and apps that refused to cooperate no matter what. The ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Rust in the Linux kernel takes another step forwards

The Google-backed project to make Rust a second programming language in Linux kernel development after C just took it's next big step. Key to the project is Spain-based developer Miguel Ojeda, who's ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Now Rust project looks for a way into the Linux kernel

The makers of systems programming language Rust are looking at how to adapt the language for use in the Linux kernel. Josh Triplett, a former Intel engineer and a lead of the Rust language team, says ...
Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between C – Now and Then

Dennis Ritchie started developing the C programming language (Fig. 1) in 1969 at AT&T’s Bell Labs. In 1972, Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan delivered the quintessential book, The C Programming ...