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Re:Being Sneaky in C by esmi on Saturday June 13, 2015 @11:22AM (#9711275)
"In C/C++, you can use bugs in one part of a program to cause trouble in another. That’s pretty darn underhanded."

I would argue every language has that property. But with C/C++ being so closely tied to the ABI of the machine perhaps they are more underhanded than others. But to me, this branding does feel a bit unfair.

Still, a fun contest and an interesting read.

Re:Being Sneaky in C by spdionis on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:02PM (#9711651)
You can always cause that kind of bug, but I would argue that C/C++ is massively more underhanded than other languages.