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> The plain fact, that also isn’t really about languages but is about plain old software engineering: translating or rewriting curl into a new language will int
by oldsj 10y ago
> The plain fact, that also isn’t really about languages but is about plain old software engineering: translating or rewriting curl into a new language will introduce a lot of bugs. Bugs that we don’t have today.
Don't rewrites, even in the same language usually lead to a better version of the software? I can't really imagine a seasoned C developer introducing completely new bugs in a code base they are already very familiar with
- fiedzia 10y ago> I can't really imagine a seasoned C developer introducing completely new bugs in a code base they are already very familiar with Get a CVE list for some Linux distribution, this will open your mind. Happens all the time.