Rust (programming language)

Rust is a <a href="/facts/General-purpose_programming_language/LyA5zR3M">general-purpose</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> emphasizing <a href="/facts/Computer_performance/td1qKox4">performance</a>, <a href="/facts/Type_safety/WxmEKq8R">type safety</a>, and <a href="/facts/Concurrency_(computer_science)/Ctnrrq4A">concurrency</a>. It enforces <a href="/facts/Memory_safety/sMWW6SY8">memory safety</a>, meaning that all <a href="/facts/Reference_(computer_science)/1vm2Bph1">references</a> point to valid memory. It does so without a conventional <a href="/facts/Garbage_collection_(computer_science)/j2vlIu7g">garbage collector</a>; instead, memory safety errors and <a href="/facts/Data_race/bvNpgy4F">data races</a> are prevented by the "borrow checker", which tracks the <a href="/facts/Object_lifetime/QgCnhNlf">object lifetime</a> of references <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">at compile time</a>.
Rust supports multiple <a href="/facts/Programming_paradigm/7LwgRpB3">programming paradigms</a>. It was influenced by ideas from <a href="/facts/Functional_programming/cdxqPEIM">functional programming</a>, including <a href="/facts/Immutable_object/Gsoq1bba">immutability</a>, <a href="/facts/Higher-order_function/VjnjGbpt">higher-order functions</a>, <a href="/facts/Algebraic_data_type/Fn9KhnAb">algebraic data types</a>, and <a href="/facts/Pattern_matching/CEwptMs9">pattern matching</a>. It also supports <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented programming</a> via structs, <a href="/facts/Union_type/GSV1DsyV">enums</a>, traits, and methods.
Software developer Graydon Hoare created Rust as a personal project while working at <a href="/facts/Mozilla/FevL9Itn">Mozilla</a> Research in 2006. Mozilla officially sponsored the project in 2009. The first stable release of Rust, Rust 1.0, was published in May 2015. Following a large layoff of Mozilla employees in August 2020, multiple other companies joined Mozilla in sponsoring Rust through the creation of the Rust Foundation in February 2021. In December 2022, Rust became the first language other than <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a> and <a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">assembly</a> to be supported in the development of the <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a>.
Rust has been noted for its adoption in many software projects, especially <a href="/facts/Web_services/qxrwqB3D">web services</a> and <a href="/facts/System_software/I5fQq44K">system software</a>. It has been studied academically and has a growing community of developers.

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Rust (programming language)