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Re:Rust is mostly safety by moxious on Thursday December 29, 2016 @09:45AM (#13277491)
> Any time your code takes in untrusted input, it should not be written in an unsafe language.

So basically just about all programs, all of the time?

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Don't_trust_user_input

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Re:Rust is mostly safety by Ar-Curunir on Thursday December 29, 2016 @10:43AM (#13277856)
I agree, but people seem to feel that their code should somehow be exempt from such advice, and so sacrifice safety for performance. This leads to today's sorry state of affairs.
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Re:Rust is mostly safety by llogiq on Thursday December 29, 2016 @04:07PM (#13280137)
The problem is that safety doesn't sell. If you're getting a new IoT heat lamp you look at the price and not the firmware's code. To your surprise, the first hacker coming along toasts your cat.
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