"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens - 07/01/2024 (xeiaso.net)

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A shitpost about languages that generate CVEs

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

The "C is bad trope" is getting way too old. I'm surprised the author didn't plug Rust.

the only programming language in the world where these vulnerabilities regularly happen

Maybe because it's one of the most widely used languages in the world...

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Well, one of the most widely used that allows to do low-level stuff. The most widely used one is by far JavaScript but good luck making an OS or a device driver with it

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I'm sure there are projects covering those areas written in JavaScript.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should and i hope that is not a thing

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