As Rust adoption expands around the world and across many different domains, the challenge is not simply helping teams write new software in Rust. It is helping them introduce Rust into the systems they already have: large, long-lived, mixed-language environments where languages like C and C++ remain deeply embedded. For…

As the steward of the Rust programming language, the Rust Foundation plays a pivotal role in advancing the language and supporting its ecosystem. By exploring the Rust Foundation's initiatives, developers can gain insights into community governance models, ecosystem sustainability strategies, and educational outreach efforts. They can also learn about contributing to open-source projects, participating in working groups, and promoting the adoption of Rust in various industries.

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The Rust Foundation's Interop Initiative is transitioning from research to implementation, focusing on improving Rust–C++ interoperability. After publishing a formal problem statement and engaging with the C++ standards committee (WG21/ISO), the Foundation concluded that near-term practical improvements are more impactful than waiting for broad memory-safe C++ standardization (which could take until 2029+). A contractor (Teor) has been engaged to advance the Rust/C++ Interop Problem Space Mapping goal, coordinate working groups, and support tooling and infrastructure improvements for mixed-language development environments.

Rust Foundation Interop Initiative Update: From Research to Implementation

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