alt Hacker News> We’ve been searching for a memory-safe programming language to replace C++ in Ladybird for a while now.
The article fails to explain why. What problems (besides the obvious) have been found in which "memory-safe languages" can help. Do these problems actually explain the need of adding complexity to a project like this by adding another language?
I guess AI will be involved which, at this early point in the project would make ladybird a lot less interested (at least to me).
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Browsers are incredibly security-sensitive projects. Downloading untrusted code from the internet and executing is part of their intended functionality! If memory safety is needed anywhere it's in browsers.
Rust was pretty much created to help solve security issues in browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language)#20...
> besides the obvious
Well, what else is there besides the obvious? It's a browser.
Even Chrome has started to adopt Rust due to recurring memory vulnerabilities.... that's a big enough reason.
You don't want a browser with a bunch of RCEs that can be triggered by opening a web page...
I guess you will need to wait for their Feb 2026 update.
> What problems (besides the obvious) have been found in which "memory-safe languages" can help.
Why isn't that enough?