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Re:Why Is C Faster Than Java (2009) by watwut on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:01AM (#29700796)
And it was easy to fix vulnerability. Easy to workaround (turn off) with command line switch.

It was expensive, simply because that library is extremely popular.

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Re:Why Is C Faster Than Java (2009) by johnisgood on Monday December 27, 2021 @11:05AM (#29703593)
Well... buffer overflows are an easy fix, too, and yeah, popular projects get more attention and scrutiny.
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