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I am happy for most software to move from C into almost anything else. Something unlikely to have memory exploits, or with standardized tooling for dependency m

I am happy for most software to move from C into almost anything else. Something unlikely to have memory exploits, or with standardized tooling for dependency management and compilation.

anthk 4y ago
Plan9/9front uses C but... - There are no dynamic binaries. Everything it's static. But binaries and the userland are tiny and usable. - Cross compile it's dumb easy. [0-9]c, one number per arch. - Every OS comes with compilers, libraries and sources for every arch. - Security it's handled by separated modules, a password/login daemon/server and namespaces. Totally different. That will be the future in 10 years, and not Rust.
- adrianN 4y ago
  The kind of "security" that you get by using a safer language like Rust (instead of C), can't be achieved by using anything that can be described as a "module" in an unsafe language.
  - anthk 4y ago
    Namespaces are not modules, but a proper design.