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That's also how I see it and that e.g. Rust can really increase the average quality of software and reduce the cost of maintaining/extending compared to C and C

That's also how I see it and that e.g. Rust can really increase the average quality of software and reduce the cost of maintaining/extending compared to C and C++. I wrote quite a bit of C and I like the language as it really fits its purpose (the thinnest and usable layer above Assembly) but I would never want to create/maintain a big application (especially threaded) in it

nitrogen 9y ago
C is manageable if you use memory and concurrency checking tools like Valgrind, but Valgrind doesn't guarantee that your tests cover all possible behaviors of your code.
- pjmlp 9y ago
  Which most developers don't use unless obliged by upper management.