Despite its interest in the Rust programming language for certain uses, Microsoft said it remains committed to C# as a key arrow in its quiver.

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Despite recent speculation, Microsoft affirms its commitment to C# programming language while expressing its interest in Rust for certain use cases. The company is looking for Rust developers to help transition existing C# cloud services to Rust code in an effort to modernize and optimize its global platform services.

Microsoft: We Are Not ‘Abandoning’ C# for Rust