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You can absolutely kill yourself writing C++ code... To my shame, I almost did when I was fucking around with a microcontroller hooked up to some fairly powerf

by gptgpp 4y ago

You can absolutely kill yourself writing C++ code... To my shame, I almost did when I was fucking around with a microcontroller hooked up to some fairly powerful motors. Not everyone uses code to make smartphone apps and video games, or computer applications. A vast amount is used to control everything from your car to your toaster :/ edit: Oh, I also botched the charging for some lithium ion cells and caused them to combust. Shit, now I feel like I'm refuting your point about death-by-C++, but also supporting that we need more regulations to protect against idiots like myself.

GTP 4y ago
>A vast amount is used to control everything from your car to your toaster :/ True, and hopefully after the Therac-25 incident we learned that, while it is generally fine having people playing with programming, for certain applications it is best to leave it to professionals with a deep understanding of what they're doing. >Shit, now I feel like I'm refuting your point about death-by-C++, but also supporting that we need more regulations to protect against idiots like myself. Yes, we likely need more regulation, at least for safety critical applications (but I don't know if those are already in place).