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Using an unsafe language is a design flaw

• wonger_ 2y ago
  I actually posted this because I found the carpentry bit fascinating.
  • PaulHoule 2y ago
    Not sure if he’s right though. I don’t think it is “inevitable” that a C program is going to have memory problems, potentially one can be very simple and use only the stack for memory allocation. It ought to be possible to make proofs that certain C programs are safe. Certain though it gets harder to get it right when your program gets more complex. Similarly it takes special techniques to detect memory corruption after it happens such as stack canaries but usually these are built into your compiler, OS or runtime, and your program is just crashed when memory is corrupted.
• beardyw 2y ago
  Wooden doors are a design flaw. Anyone with an axe can get through them. Use steel plate.