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> Most memory-safe languages I've used self-host their compiler and standard library (i.e. they're written in the language itself). Well, yes, but there is als
by webmaven 5y ago
> Most memory-safe languages I've used self-host their compiler and standard library (i.e. they're written in the language itself).
Well, yes, but there is also (usually) a bootstrapping phase before a language is self-hosting, and if you're sufficiently paranoid the 'Trusting Trust' meta-vulnerability comes into play and isn't easily dismissed.