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The call for removal of C++ is implicit or do you now say we keep extremely unsafe (in your eyes) software around and put our lives on the line? Lives and livel
by FRex 9y ago
The call for removal of C++ is implicit or do you now say we keep extremely unsafe (in your eyes) software around and put our lives on the line? Lives and livelihoods do depend on C and C++ software in nuclear, medical, governmental, financial, etc. and somehow millions are not dying due to all this unsafe software. No software is 100% safe, even Erlang (another dear of HN but one that is enjoyed in a more civil environment than the "Go Rust, Fuck C++") is just "nine nines" reliable.
You made C++ sound as bad as Java applets or something similar. Obviously anyone saying Java applets are unsafe, bad, etc. is telling you between the verses to not run any, ever. The words you used were very strong and made it sound like everything is buggy as hell while the bugs are minor and few and far between (relatively speaking, there are lots in some places but your browser and OS is not crashing or leaking your data to hackers on a daily basis, the situation is nowhere near tragic).
Saying C and C++ are unsafe basically shitted on every programmer ever that picked them for anything important, kernel makers, browser makers, server makers, languages VM makers - all idiots, endangering people and property, writing unsafe software!