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> C can definitively be mastered. If that's true, how come there are almost no widely used network facing C programs that didn't have plenty of security vulner
by vardump 9y ago
> C can definitively be mastered.
If that's true, how come there are almost no widely used network facing C programs that didn't have plenty of security vulnerabilities?
(Anything written by Daniel J. Bernstein doesn't count, because there's no way he's a mere mortal. :))
- shaklee3 9y agoWhich language has? Keep in mind market share, so don't say Go.
- littlestymaar 9y agoEven djb had flaws in his C code despite being a semi-god. It took a $10k bounty and several years to be found but it was there !
- hedora 9y agoOpenBSD has done a great job, especially if you look at what they achieved, how fast they got there, and what resources were at their disposal.
- qznc 9y agoQmails direct competitor Postfix? Postfix has more, but Qmail has one with a higher score: https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-8450/product_id-14794/Postfix-Postfix.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-8450... vs https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-86/product_id-143/Dan-Bernstein-Qmail.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-86/p... Postfix is also much more widely used than qmail.