Comment by mike_hearn
10 days ago
Memory safe languages aren't allowed in the Chrome codebase. Java is only for Android, Swift only for iOS/Mac, and Rust only for third party uses.
That might well change, but it's what their docs currently say.
10 days ago
Memory safe languages aren't allowed in the Chrome codebase. Java is only for Android, Swift only for iOS/Mac, and Rust only for third party uses.
That might well change, but it's what their docs currently say.
> That might well change, but it's what their docs currently say.
It's not, actually: https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:doc...
> Rust can be used anywhere in the Chromium repository (not just //third_party) subject to current interop capabilities, however it is currently subject to a internal approval and FYI process. Googlers can view go/chrome-rust for details. New usages of Rust are documented at rust-fyi@chromium.org.
It is true that two years ago it was only third party, but it's been growing ever since.