Fuchsia is the name given to an operating system that is under development at Google. Little is officially known about this project so far. According to fuchsia.dev,
“Pink + Purple == Fuchsia
(a new Operating System)”
The aim behind developing this operating system is to build a system that works across all types of hardware devices (i.e. from phones to tablets to home automation systems).
History
Initial release of its codebase on GitHub was made on 15th August 2016. Google broke the silence about Fuchsia at Google I/O 2019 as an ongoing experiment. Its official website, https://fuchsia.dev was announced on July 01, 2019.
Core Development
Fuchsia is open-source and powered by a microkernel named Zircon. It has been developed to scale almost all sorts of applications from embedded to mobile to desktop apps. Its zyscalls are highly-efficient and non-blocking.
Features
- Universal platform for all device types
- Concurrent multi-tab view
- Scaling power
- High-performing support
- Rich Graphics & UI
Technical Stack
As of now, these languages have been implemented to build Fuchsia:
- C
- C++
- Dart
- FIDL
- GO
- Rust
However, its official website states that it is open to aspiring contributors if they wish to bring other languages to add to this system.
Conclusion
Although Fuchsia is still at a development stage, it has attracted attention around the world. If this project becomes successful, it may showcase the potential to replace existing operating systems and thus, devices of all types will be run on a single operating system.
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