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Reflections on Trusting Trust is worth a read. https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~
by knownjorbist 5y ago
Reflections on Trusting Trust is worth a read.
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...
- mlatu 5y agoNot really. TLDR: You cannot trust code you did not botch up yourself.
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- knownjorbist 5y agoNever thought I'd see the day where someone on HN is suggesting Ken Thompson isn't worth reading. If you've never read it I highly encourage you to do so.
- mlatu 5y agoI did read that article, my tldr is what I said. Perhaps in 1984 what he writes was groundbreaking, but to me it wasn't. Do I need to apologize now for not being bamboozled by Ken's genius this time?