What do people mean when they say C is 'dangerous'?

Posted by wazbug on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:46PM
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https://old.reddit.com/r/C_Programming/comments/1gg5wno/what_do_people_mean_when_they_say_c_is_dangerous/

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Re:What do people mean when they say C is 'dangerous'? by JohnFen on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:17PM (#42066684)

I believe what they mean is that using C safely requires skill and attention.

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Re:What do people mean when they say C is 'dangerous'? by RGamma on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:02PM (#42066437)

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/nasal-demons.html

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Re:What do people mean when they say C is 'dangerous'? by jqpabc123 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @05:53PM (#42070831)

I believe they mean that it is highly probable that any substantial C program contains significant coding errors, mistakes and vulnerabilities just waiting to be exploited.

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