Re:Memory Safe Languages in Android 13
by peoplefromibiza on Friday December 02, 2022 @06:49AM
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> There are plenty of engineers that argue for continuing to use memory-unsafe programming languages
And why do you think it's wrong, per se?
> This is the exact equivalent of physicians continuing to use unsafe medical procedures
You mean with different safety tradeoffs?
Because what you propose is exactly like forcing very expert physicians to switch to a procedure they are novice of and that it's not been battle tested like the old one, that proved to be very effective in most cases.
It's the same reason why patients prefer to be treated with established procedures and to undergo experimental treatments they need to sign a document that proves their informed consent.
And why do you think it's wrong, per se?
> This is the exact equivalent of physicians continuing to use unsafe medical procedures
You mean with different safety tradeoffs?
Because what you propose is exactly like forcing very expert physicians to switch to a procedure they are novice of and that it's not been battle tested like the old one, that proved to be very effective in most cases.
It's the same reason why patients prefer to be treated with established procedures and to undergo experimental treatments they need to sign a document that proves their informed consent.