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Yet another buffer overflow. Probably the software is written by some C/C++ developers who swear that those never occur in their code. Given the large number of security problems that have been caused by buffer overflows and similar problems, I find it very sad that any programs that need security are still written in C/C++.
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While you're technically correct, your ignoring the pragmatic truth: most developers are terrible and should never write code. Because of this reality, C/C++ and all its footguns are something to be avoided unless there is no other alternative (usually this happens when integrating with legacy software or in industries like gaming where the switching costs are extreme).
So you're saying that since we're encouraging people to flood the market with little to no skill, we should instead accommodate them with Baby's First Programming Language and then force all of the other developers to follow the same methodology? This makes no sense. It just sounds like Go.
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So you're saying that since we're encouraging people to flood the market with little to no skill, we should instead accommodate them with Baby's First Programming Language and then force all of the other developers to follow the same methodology? This makes no sense. It just sounds like Go.
Not the OP but we should weed out all the incompetent folk ASAP rather than hide it to maintain delivery speed.
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C/C++ isn't the issue, it's the lack of not using memory-safe features like smart pointers which you'll need C++ for.
While you're technically correct, your ignoring the pragmatic truth: most developers are terrible and should never write code. Because of this reality, C/C++ and all its footguns are something to be avoided unless there is no other alternative (usually this happens when integrating with legacy software or in industries like gaming where the switching costs are extreme).
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By this logic no C or C++ developer in history is a professional programmer. Approximately zero non-trivial programs have been written in C or C++ without memory management problems and/or vulnerabilities.
That's an ignorant and wrong assertion, spoken with an incredible amount of confidence. Look up software verification. There are verifiers for C.
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That's an ignorant and wrong assertion, spoken with an incredible amount of confidence. Look up software verification. There are verifiers for C.
This is misleading. Formally verifying the behaviour of any large software is a really tall task, no matter what language they are written in.