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Re:What's Going On (on "Why Python, Ruby, and Javascript are... by nilliams on Sunday April 14, 2013 @05:38AM (#5546459)
A fairly moot point. Do you think most C developers can write safe C code? The 2 I've encountered in my short career basically have no idea what they're doing (which I suspect is partly why they stuck with C instead of exploring alternative languages).
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Re:What's Going On (on "Why Python, Ruby, and Javascript are... by fauigerzigerk on Sunday April 14, 2013 @06:06AM (#5546509)
If that were the case it would make the situation even worse. It means the whole "write performance critical parts in C" argument is bogus.
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Re:What's Going On (on "Why Python, Ruby, and Javascript are... by nostrademons on Sunday April 14, 2013 @06:19AM (#5546530)
To answer your original question - no, but there's less C code than the equivalent C-only program, so you're still better off. Or if your argument is that C is a security nightmare (which you won't find much argument from me on), replace C/CPython with Java/Jython.
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Re:What's Going On (on "Why Python, Ruby, and Javascript are... by pcwalton on Sunday April 14, 2013 @01:53PM (#5547560)
You could write performance critical parts in a safer language, though, such as Rust (disclaimer: I work on Rust). C isn't the only option here.
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