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> C++ can be safe. Just use only safe pointers and vectors. Defaults matter. In C++ safety is opt-in, you have to explicitly chose safety, the default is unsaf
by wereHamster 10y ago
> C++ can be safe. Just use only safe pointers and vectors.
Defaults matter. In C++ safety is opt-in, you have to explicitly chose safety, the default is unsafe code. Rust is opposite, safety is opt-out, you have to explicitly use 'unsafe' functions to write unsafe code. Take a guess which strategy makes junior developers write better code.
- dispose13432 10y ago>Take a guess which strategy makes junior developers write better code. An org can mandate use of only safe pointers.
- pjmlp 10y agoYes, but my experience at enterprise level, is that no one does.