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I think a better analogy may be nuclear power, than asbestos, because of the labor side of the tech. Using nuclear power correctly takes a ton of engineering p
by epistasis 4y ago
I think a better analogy may be nuclear power, than asbestos, because of the labor side of the tech.
Using nuclear power correctly takes a ton of engineering prowess, lots of additional construction. If done well, it works great. When it goes bad, it goes really bad.
So if it's 1982, maybe nuclear power or C is a good option. If it's 2022, new technology may provide a cheaper way of getting to the same end point, with less engineering and construction, and probably even less cost.
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- adgjlsfhk1 4y agoThis is a worse analogy because good nuclear plants exist. With C, I've yet to see a widely used library written by multiple humans in C that doesn't have critical memory bugs.
- fxtentacle 4y agoLinux comes pretty close for practical usage. Or sqlite.
- adgjlsfhk1 4y agohttps://www.cvedetails.com/product/47/Linux-Linux-Kernel.html?vendor_id=33 https://www.cvedetails.com/product/47/Linux-Linux-Kernel.htm... and https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=33&product_id=47&version_id=&page=1&hasexp=0&opdos=0&opec=0&opov=1&opcsrf=0&opgpriv=0&opsqli=0&opxss=0&opdirt=0&opmemc=0&ophttprs=0&opbyp=0&opfileinc=0&opginf=0&cvssscoremin=0&cvssscoremax=0&year=2022&month=0&cweid=0&order=3&trc=25&sha=0c6bafc0d41433be31a10f04664962b64905ce4f https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list.php?vendor_id=.... Linux has new security vulnerabilities found every year due to memory issues caused by C.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoThose C code bases all get used and many have lives depending on them. Generally the really bad disasters are almost always narrowly avoided before they come to public attention. Why would your experience there make you think the good nuclear plants are any different?
- wiseowise 4y agoNuclear power yields amazing results compared to alternatives, this isn’t the case with C.