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That's assuming a certain type of program is the one you're writing (naturally everyone wants a browser that is bug free and un-exploitable). Not every program
by aragilar 2y ago
That's assuming a certain type of program is the one you're writing (naturally everyone wants a browser that is bug free and un-exploitable). Not every program talks to the network, not every program handles untrusted data, and not every program has the same risk profile as a browser. Every program has the problem of bugs though, so focusing on making it easy to avoid and fix bugs is more valuable to a wider audience.
- DanielHB 2y agoNot saying that full memory safety is bad, but like the original post said: > I haven't yet seen a language where full memory safety didn't come at an extraordinary cost But like you said yourself there are many types of applications where full memory safety is very important.