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   Gert :debian: :gnu: :linux: (gert@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 07:01:35 JST Gert :debian: :gnu: :linux:

   Why is C the safest language?
   #programming #coding

   https://www.quelsolaar.com/Why_is_C_the_safest_language.pdf

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     rastinza@qoto.org's status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 07:01:34 JST rastinza

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     @Gert
     If I can paraphrase the points:
     1. I like C
     2. C programmers are good
     3. We have workarounds anyway

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     • rastinza
     @rastinza @Gert ehh
     
     4. the software that has to be safe because people actually rely on it is written in C
     5. evolutionary selection effect weeds out actually unsafe systems and they have left C systems behind, which means that at least on some level C *is* safe