U.S. public policy can help facilitate market adoption of a relatively new, efficient, and safe programming language called Rust.

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Research attributes over 50% of security vulnerabilities to errors that could be prevented by memory-safe languages like Rust. Despite its efficiency and safety advantages over languages like C and C++, Rust faces adoption challenges due to its incompatibility with existing engineering skills and systems. The discussion includes recommendations for U.S. public policy to support the adoption of memory-safe languages.

Investing in Rust

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