An essay by a former Google Rust team lead on why programming language semantics matter for memory safety. The author argues that memory safety should be understood through formal PL theory rather than just cybersecurity risk models.
Background
The author helped adopt Rust at Google and contributed to Carbon language design. This article bridges PL research and practical memory safety concerns.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10