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> Most code written in C is horribly unsafe. I think that is untrue. I worked at the Network Systems arm of Bell Labs for sixteen years, and we could demonstra
by greyhair 4y ago
> Most code written in C is horribly unsafe.
I think that is untrue. I worked at the Network Systems arm of Bell Labs for sixteen years, and we could demonstrate five-nines of uptime on complex systems written entirely in C.
C is a rough tool, I will grant you that, and Rust is a welcome addition to the toolkit, but saying that most code written in C is horribly unsafe, does not make it true.
- paoda 4y agoPerhaps I misunderstand, but I don't imagine most individuals or companies writing production C code to be on the same "level of competency" as a research company as prestigious as Bell Labs.
- pjmlp 4y agoUNIX was found to be less secure than Multics, thanks to the additional safety guarantees provided by PL/I type system. https://www.acsac.org/2002/papers/classic-multics.pdf https://www.acsac.org/2002/papers/classic-multics.pdf So not even back then.