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Re:How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite Is Going by nvme0n1p1 on Thursday July 16, 2026 @01:41PM (#48937705)
That would mean no language can ever be considered safe, because any language can emit bytes to a file that will later be executed.
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Re:How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite Is Going by inigyou on Thursday July 16, 2026 @01:50PM (#48937825)
Correct. Safety is a system property, not a language property. Calling a language safe is about as sensible as calling a metal alloy unsinkable.
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