How does Rust stack up against C and Ada for safety-critical applications? The issues that may be curtailing adoption of Rust. Case study of using Rust. Do we really need a new programming language?

Production-grade Rust is here and it looks to meet the requirement of safety-critical industries. While Rust’s memory-safety guarantees are compelling, certification demands far more than safe code.

Google plans to build a large-scale data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, backed by wind, solar, and an emerging battery technology sometimes called “rust power,” which stores energy using iron-air ...