> What problems (besides the obvious) have been found in which "memory-safe languages" can help.
replyWhy isn't that enough?
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.
replyRust was pretty much created to help solve security issues in browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language)#20...
reply> besides the obvious
replyWell, 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.
replyYou don't want a browser with a bunch of RCEs that can be triggered by opening a web page...
replyYou do want a browser with RCE, but you want it to keep the it sandboxed. The hard part is executing the code safely
replyI guess you will need to wait for their Feb 2026 update.
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