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(Now arguing the other side...) There is a case for looking at safety issues in C. Reducing the possibilities for mayhem from null pointers would be helpful. W
by hodgesrm 10y ago
(Now arguing the other side...) There is a case for looking at safety issues in C. Reducing the possibilities for mayhem from null pointers would be helpful.
What I don't fully understand is critiques of C that lump safety issues in with use of braces or semi-colons.
- taeric 10y agoA lot of the safety issues in C have been decently solved, though. You just have to use a larger tool chain than just the compiler. (Valgrind, coverity, etc.)
- hodgesrm 10y agoFair point, I think what's missing from some of the discussion here is that very few languages are productive without an effective toolchain.
- taeric 10y agoYeah. I have tried times in the past to make sure folks don't just think in terms of language, but full toolchains. I confess I am not good at that thinking, either. :(