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White House urges developers to avoid C and C++
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoA fine sentiment. But that barn door is off it's hinges.
- mlhpdx 3y agoIs C++ now a part of the other party’s platform? I really want to see political ads decrying the anti-American use of Rust. Not.
- PhilipRoman 3y agoInteresting choice to end the article by name-dropping Log4Shell which is practically at the opposite end of vulnerability spectrum - a culture of feature bloat gone off the rails.
- consumer451 3y agoPrevious discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39514844 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39514844 142 points - 80 comments
- freedomben 3y agoHas Bjarne Stroustrup said anything about this? Edit: Links found from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39519062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39519062 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/ONCD-2023-0002-0020 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/ONCD-2023-0002-0020 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/10/2023-17239/request-for-information-on-open-source-software-security-areas-of-long-term-focus-and-prioritization https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/10/2023-17... These aren't from Bjarne, but are from C++ people.
- richrichie 3y agoGood luck. NSA loves C.