Nvidia Security Team: “What if we just stopped using C?”

Re:Nvidia Security Team: “What if we just stopped using C?” by nordsieck on Monday November 07, 2022 @11:33AM (#33508062)

> For whatever reason with C there’s this huge emotional component to it. Safer alternatives exist.

For a lot of things, I just don't think this is true.

For example, here is sqlite's reasoning for choosing C: https://www.sqlite.org/whyc.html

I can't say I can really disagree with it.

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Re:Nvidia Security Team: “What if we just stopped using C?” by wizofaus on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:36PM (#33510095)

That article wins the argument for me, and I'm not a fan of C particularly. Admittedly it doesn't address security concerns, but the fact they're able to achieve 100% machine code level branch coverage (I wonder if that includes the possibility of executing injected code...) should go a long way towards generating confidence that there are no readily exploitable vulnerabilities.

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