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Conversions and such aren't where the memory-safety-related vulnerabilities in C++ come from nowadays. They come from memory management problems, which Pascal d
by pcwalton 8y ago
Conversions and such aren't where the memory-safety-related vulnerabilities in C++ come from nowadays. They come from memory management problems, which Pascal doesn't help with.
- pjmlp 8y agoMoving goal posts here? I thought we were speaking about C. Yes Rust is great and all, sometimes getting people half-way is better than not at all.
- andrewflnr 8y agoHe probably meant to type C/C++ or something but typo'd it. The set of vulnerabilities is exactly the same. If Pascal still lets you do heap corruption, it's only a matter of time before RCEs become common. So yeah, I'm convinced on that point.