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Re:Which language has the brightest future for replacing C: ... by tinco on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @05:22AM (#10545852)
You can make a language inherently resistant to string injections. You only need library authors to cooperate and an extension to your string type like Ruby does, to have your language reject thoughtless injection vulnerabilities.
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Re:Which language has the brightest future for replacing C: ... by blueflow on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @05:55AM (#10545967)
Its possible, but if these solution make an language that secure, why haven't them caught on yet?

Back to my point: Tools can't replace knowledge. A fool with an tool is still a fool.

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