ADR-0002: Rust as Core Implementation Language

Status

Accepted

Context

P8OS requires:

• memory safety
• high performance
• native execution
• plugin support

Decision

Rust is the primary systems language.

Used for:

• Runtime
• SDK
• Storage
• AI pipeline
• Execution kernel

Alternatives

C++

Rejected:

Memory safety risks.

Python

Rejected:

Insufficient runtime performance.

Consequences

Positive:

• Safe concurrency
• Modern tooling
• Cross-platform support

Negative:

• Higher learning curve