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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by MBlume on Friday March 27, 2020 @07:42PM (#22707902)
I don't think this is true? I think Mozilla is interested in using Rust for new code where that makes sense, but the vast majority of Firefox as shipped today is still C++
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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by stonewareslord on Friday March 27, 2020 @08:27PM (#22708129)
They're working on porting it. See Oxidation Project: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Oxidation#Rust_Components

e: Edit url to point to rust status in Firefox

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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by dblohm7 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:30AM (#22709781)
Only in specific cases. See the “Recommendations” section in that document.
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