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Why do Go programmers always want to redo everything? It's rare to see something actually new written in Go, proving that Go can do everything C can (except mak
by vortico 12y ago
Why do Go programmers always want to redo everything? It's rare to see something actually new written in Go, proving that Go can do everything C can (except make shared libraries and produce small binary sizes) but not that it's actually better.
- jonhohle 12y agoThe same thing happens in Java… and Ruby… well, maybe every language.
- pjmlp 12y agoBecause that is the whole point. If C is still present in the stack, the typical C exploits are possible, which were how many Oracle JVM exploits came to be, for example. Reducing C presence to the same as Assembly, will just make everything safer in our systems. Not that it will ever happen in UNIX systems, given how C came to life.