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Re:Ask HN: What is preventing rust from replacing c/c++? by jlarocco on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @12:20PM (#14797752)
> Coverity is expensive and majority of software people use are open-source which don't make use of it(hence all the CVEs).

It's definitely an area where the closed source tools are ahead of the OSS alternatives, but there are open source (and free closed source) alternatives to Coverity. PVS Studio, for example, has a free download: https://www.viva64.com/en/pvs-studio/

> As an end user running a server, i very much care about whether my web server has vulnerabilities. And the promise about safety is not vague, it has clearly defined semantics.

You say that, yet you're still running a ton of software written in C and C++.

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Re:Ask HN: What is preventing rust from replacing c/c++? by mmstick on Thursday July 20, 2017 @02:06PM (#14814907)
> You say that, yet you're still running a ton of software written in C and C++.

Nice assumption. Much of the software I use is actually implemented in Rust. And soon, I'll be using an operating system that's 100% written in Rust, with a 100% Rust Servo-powered web browser. It's only a matter of time.

In addition, I've also implemented my servers (web server included) in Rust, and they have zero dependencies upon C/C++ software, so your entire point is rendered invalid.

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