Programming languages ​​endorsed for server-side use at Meta

– Supporting a programming language at Meta is a very careful and deliberate decision.

– We’re sharing our internal programming language guidance that helps our engineers and developers choose the best language for their projects.

– Rust is the latest addition to Meta’s list of supported server-side languages.

At Meta, we use many different programming languages ​​for a wide variety of platforms and use cases. Supporting a new language is not a decision we make lightly. It’s important that every language we adopt is the best fit for a particular use case, so we do a high level of diligence

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Abstraction in programming: Taming the ones and zeros

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We can now accomplish some pretty incredible things with technology. What had once seemed wildly futuristic is now becoming reality.

Say, for example, you wanted to develop a smart home system that would open and close your windows when certain conditions were present. You would need to equip your windows with temperature and moisture sensors and then go about programming the system, so the windows would adjust according to the weather. However, simply telling the system to open the

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