> 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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michaelcampbell 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> What problems (besides the obvious) have been found in which "memory-safe languages" can help.

Why isn't that enough?

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nicoburns 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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VoxPelli 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Rust was pretty much created to help solve security issues in browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language)#20...

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panstromek 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> besides the obvious

Well, what else is there besides the obvious? It's a browser.

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the_duke 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Even Chrome has started to adopt Rust due to recurring memory vulnerabilities.... that's a big enough reason.

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f311a 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You don't want a browser with a bunch of RCEs that can be triggered by opening a web page...

	▲	Perz1val an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You do want a browser with RCE, but you want it to keep the it sandboxed. The hard part is executing the code safely

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norman784 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I guess you will need to wait for their Feb 2026 update.