> Easy counterexample: The linux kernel is not really a counterexample here, and neither would I call the decades of security hardening that's gone into it "ea

> Easy counterexample: The linux kernel is not really a counterexample here, and neither would I call the decades of security hardening that's gone into it "easy"... > Yes, programmers make mistakes. And in some languages those mistakes have far worse consequences than others, and more types of mistakes are possible. > My point is that its not difficult to write safe C code if you follow some basic rules. Except it is more difficult, for a start because you have more rules and tools needed to make it safe, if that's even possible. As you yourself have said.