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.
> 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?