The US government wants developers to stop using C and C++

"The report on Product Security Bad Practices warns software manufacturers about developing "new product lines for use in service of critical infrastructure or [national critical functions] NCFs in a memory-unsafe language (eg, C or C++) where there are readily available alternative memory-safe languages that could be used is dangerous and significantly elevates risk to national security, national economic security, and national public health and safety."

In short, don't use C or C++. Yeah, that's going to happen."

See more:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/the_us_government_wants_developers/

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