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Yes, C++ was critical to Android in the past, when there was no memory-safe low level systems language that could provide an alternative. Now there is, so they’
by Ar-Curunir 4y ago
Yes, C++ was critical to Android in the past, when there was no memory-safe low level systems language that could provide an alternative. Now there is, so they’re using it, and finding benefits, and writing about those benefits.
What should they do instead, write an eulogy to C++?
- blub 4y agoC++ is still essential for Android, but you won’t hear that from the security team bubble. They should have the dev teams write about the good, the bad and the ugly of using Rust instead of having the security team write a sanitized rainbows and sunshine story.