7 ms·
> C++ lets you use/create the C backdoors, but that is something that should only be done when you have to The point is, some other languages won't let you do
by dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
> C++ lets you use/create the C backdoors, but that is something that should only be done when you have to
The point is, some other languages won't let you do it anyway, and given the importance of security these days, we should reconsider our priorities.
- aivarsk 8y agoOther languages have other backdoors like Java's sun.misc.Unsafe which is used in many projects to get better performance.
- bluGill 8y agoEither the other languages allow it (though they might make it inconvenient), or they can't do some of the things C++ can do.
- stjohnswarts 8y agoDepends on where you work. Some of us aren't in academia. I simply refactor in modern c++ wherever I can and use "nothing but" whenever we start a new project. You get awesome ideas, and then reality kicks in.