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Re:Are dynamic languages going to replace static languages? ... by etaioinshrdlu on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @01:57AM (#28057677)
We don't need static typing, we need code signing. Or at least removing the biological equivalent of auto-running code on CD's inserted into a Windows 98 machine.
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Re:Are dynamic languages going to replace static languages? ... by NtrllyIntrstd on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @02:34AM (#28057914)
I don't seem to follow you 100%. Are you referring to biology or to software? In a biological sense I can't really see how a trusted platform would work. And even then it wouldn't protect against internal malicious code? I was simply referring to turning Cell :: tRNA -> Protein into Cell :: HumantRNA -> Protein :) And on a software perspective trust isn't really the issue here. Trusted buggy code is still buggy code.
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