Subj : US White House urges devs to dump C and C++
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Feb 29 2024 13:43:46

  Re: US White House urges devs to dump C and C++
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Thu Feb 29 2024 09:31 am

 > I've sometimes thought it shouldn't be much of an issue if you're always
 > careful about how you write code.  There's that adage "the poor craftsman
 > blames his tools"..  One thing I like about C and C++ is they don't do much
 > to limit you, but I suppose that can be a blessing and a curse.  And human
 > error is always a factor, so I suppose it's good when the programming
 > language can help you avoid introducing bugs and vulnerabilities.

It's an issue. The fact that we're still finding memory-safety bugs in both new/modern and age-old (well vetted) C and C++ code is a testament that it is indeed an issue.

There is no single programming language that is the best tool for everything. For systems programming (OS kernels, device drivers, firmware), C and C++ are still tools of primary choice (though Rust is making some inroads here). But if I were to develop just about anything else that lives, privacy/security, or business operations depended upon, I'd use a managed language/environment.
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