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Should we outlaw C because it lets you dereference null pointers, too?
by cdmyrm 2y ago
Should we outlaw C because it lets you dereference null pointers, too?
- IshKebab 2y agoErm yes! Even the White House has said that. The only reason we didn't for so long was because we didn't have a viable alternative. Now we do, we should absolutely stop writing C.
- withinboredom 2y agoThe white house recently said a lot of things. But of all things, I don’t think they’re even qualified to have an opinion about software, or medical advice, or… well, anything that generally requires an expert.
- ameliaquining 2y agoThis is referring to a report issued in 2024, under the previous administration. It has nothing to do with anything currently in the news.
- bastawhiz 2y agoI've never paid a company for C