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I fully agree with you. Just a small correction on the rust bugs article that was linked: They're Rust bugs because they violate safety of code the compiler thi
by tinco 9y ago
I fully agree with you. Just a small correction on the rust bugs article that was linked: They're Rust bugs because they violate safety of code the compiler thinks is safe, so they could bite normal users.
The effect of such bugs is that the programmer operates under a false feeling of security, which is arguably worse than knowing you have to be mindful of security. Which is also why the Rust developers take these bugs very seriously.
- lmm 9y agoSorry yes, what I meant was: they happen only in the presence of unsafe code. Of course the symptom can show up outside and that's one reason they're taken very seriously.