Oddbean new post about | logout
 nostr:npub1hudslt0rzzk3m4s09jwc7v6k72njstqdvnnj77vgcjmaj5mvhlks9xnyfp nostr:npub1qspzvfnz7mlxhprswj9wv3wuffwvp6l6s4k0rxknm0t7nsc9kjnsy3xgsg The standard library is anemic:
Maybe just check out the situation with cryptographic functionality like random number generators in the standard libraries of other languages. The standard library should only contain what will not change (because of backwards compatibility).
Often, cryptographic methods can't be proven to be safe, they are only safe until someone proves otherwise or computer power gets exponentially higher. This makes them change every couple of years.