But ten years ago, the go-to solution to avoid buffer overruns was still the same as another ten years earlier (languages like java) and it was already depressi

But ten years ago, the go-to solution to avoid buffer overruns was still the same as another ten years earlier (languages like java) and it was already depressingly clear that this solution would not spread further into the domain of C/C++ than it already did. Today, the hope lies with Rust and we are yet to discover the eventual limits of its adaption. The trajectory hasn't looked better than today in a very long time.