430,000 lines of TypeScript to 800,000 lines of Rust in 14 weeks. The idea that 'learning a new language first will increase your rate' no longer works for engineers

Learning a new language first will no longer increase your rate. Between May and August 2026, over a 14-week period, GitHub migrated its Copilot execution infrastructure from approximately 430,000 ...
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Rust language is too hard to learn and use, says user survey

A survey of Rust users finds difficulty and frustration with the language’s highly touted features for memory safety and correctness A new survey of the Rust user community, conducted by the Rust ...