✧✦Catherine✦✧Nov 14

android's data for rust adoption shows that rust code has ~5000 times fewer memory safety vulnerabilities per MLOC. that's a lot more than i expected, actually! https://security.googleblog.com/2025/11/rust-in-android-move-fast-fix-things.html

(you might say that you're better than google's devs, but are you *five thousand times* better? i'd be skeptical.)

Rust in Android: move fast and fix things

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Show threadSnowFoxNov 14

@whitequark Didn't know they were using Rust in Android! I find it mildly amusing that it's not Golang (although I guess it wouldn't surprise me much if they were also using that).

I guess it makes sense if it's already being used in the kernel?

Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧
@snowfox they wanted a C++ replacement for OS userspace and Go isn't really that; I think they actually started using Rust in the kernel later
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