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Re:How to gain code execution on hundreds of millions of peo... by cdmyrm on Saturday March 01, 2025 @03:41AM (#43217338)
Should we outlaw C because it lets you dereference null pointers, too?
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Re:How to gain code execution on hundreds of millions of peo... by IshKebab on Saturday March 01, 2025 @04:06AM (#43217492)
Erm yes! Even the White House has said that.

The only reason we didn't for so long was because we didn't have a viable alternative. Now we do, we should absolutely stop writing C.

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Re:How to gain code execution on hundreds of millions of peo... by withinboredom on Saturday March 01, 2025 @07:31AM (#43218620)
The white house recently said a lot of things. But of all things, I don’t think they’re even qualified to have an opinion about software, or medical advice, or… well, anything that generally requires an expert.
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Re:How to gain code execution on hundreds of millions of peo... by ameliaquining on Saturday March 01, 2025 @09:57PM (#43226729)
This is referring to a report issued in 2024, under the previous administration. It has nothing to do with anything currently in the news.
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Re:How to gain code execution on hundreds of millions of peo... by bastawhiz on Sunday March 02, 2025 @05:45PM (#43236067)
I've never paid a company for C
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