Microsoft finally opens beta for Azure SDK for Rust due to popular demand

Microsoft’s push for Rust continues as the Redmond tech giant expands its use of the programming language with the Azure SDK for Rust Beta.

After years of exploring Rust’s potential for memory safety and performance, Microsoft has officially opened the SDK’s beta program. Rust, known for its memory safety and reliability, is increasingly considered a better alternative to C and C++ for system-level development.

“We decided to create an official Azure SDK for Rust due to the growing interest in the Rust programming language, both externally and within Microsoft,” says Ronnie Geraghty, a product manager over at Microsoft.

The SDK will help developers build high-performance applications on the Azure platform with greater stability. Microsoft plans to continue improving the SDK by adding support for more Azure services, refining existing libraries, and making sure of a smooth experience for Rust developers.

By providing an official SDK, the company wants to “empower Rust developers to build robust and efficient applications with Azure, using the full potential of the Rust language,” as the spokesperson continues.

To improve usability, the SDK will buffer entire responses in the pipeline and simplify coding by deserializing arrays into Vec<T> collections.

A while ago, we reported that Microsoft was actively seeking Rust developers for its MS365 Substrate App Platform, a critical component behind its cloud services.

With job postings for principal software architects, the company aims to migrate from C# to Rust.