WhatsApp Deploys Rust-Based Media Parser to Block Malware on 3 Billion Devices
WhatsApp’s engineering team has rewritten its media handling library in Rust, cutting the codebase from 160,000 lines of C++ down to 90,000 lines while adding memory safety protections. The library runs on billions of devices, such as Android phones, iPhones, desktops, watches, and web browsers, making this one of the largest client-side deployments of Rust … Read more