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One can have safety without the absurd bloat though.

• tombert 7y ago
  I agree with you in theory (hence why I gave a nod to Rust), but I think it's easier to have safe, bloated software. I think newer languages like Rust and Swift definitely are demonstrating the ability to have lean software that is just as fast as something written in C, but these are still relatively new in the scope of things. Much as I think Java is a garbage language, there's no doubt that, by default, it's safer than a program written in C. It also typically is bigger, requiring a bit more RAM and resources.
  • pjmlp 7y ago
    Check DoD's security report about Multics and how it avoids typical UNIX exploits thanks to PL/I instead of C.