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Mozilla spins out Pyodide Python-in-the-browser project Projects running Python and its scientific stack in web browsers via WebAssembly will be maintained by volunteer contributors. Credit: Dreamstime Pyodide has been spun out by Mozilla into an independent, community-driven project. Consisting of the CPython 3.8 interpreter compiled to WebAssembly, Pyodide allows Python to run in web browsers. The Pyodide project has a new home in a separate GitHub organisation, at github.com/py...

Microsoft is building a team to support Rust language usage and to collaborate with the community of software developers that has gathered around the open source programming language. While Microsoft’s Rust team would support Rust usage within Microsoft, the company does plan to pursue opportunities to participate in the Rust community, working closely on the compiler, core tools, documentation, and other aspects of the language, Microsoft said in a statement. [ The Mozilla-sponsored Rust la...