Re:Death to C
by Intermernet on Saturday May 02, 2015 @10:34AM
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> Go: owned by google so it's a no-go.
It's actually an open source project, and many of the core contributors don't work for Google. Just thought I'd point this out as it seems to be a common misconception.
And are people expected to download the compiler executable from Google's website?
Given that the CIA recently bragged that they were able to put spyware in iOS apps because they have somehow exploited Xcode on developers' machines, one has to think about the implications of downloading executables from companies that are complicit in spying.
Just because I do something safe e.g. I compiled the compiler myself, it is the larger implication of everyone else not doing it right that is the concern.
Re:Death to C
by Intermernet on Saturday May 02, 2015 @10:40AM
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Or you could compile it yourself from the github repo.
What is it able Go being owned by Google that makes out a no-go?
If it's owned by a corporation that participates in the PRISM program I would not trust them.
Ultimately if a newer, tighter, safer C is going to arise it must come fron the GCC or LLVM people.
Go: owned by google so it's a no-go.