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1440000bytes | 6 days ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +4 
 The US government wants developers to stop using C and C++

https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/the_us_government_wants_developers/
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jb55 | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 fair
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1440000bytes | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I am surprised this did not include bitcoin core: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/joint-guidance-exploring-memory-safety-in-critical-open-source-projects-508c.pdf
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Rand | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 t-y, will research over the wknd!
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j | 6 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 gotta start using c again..
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garyj | 5 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Torvalds banned C++ from getting anywhere near the linux kernel lol ! And he is correct. Those polymorphisms that resolve at runtime put you into python interpreted style hell. He has , however, seemed to have moved onto Rust from C
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garyj | 5 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I am sorry, that was to miss the point , perhaps. Maybe Rust has escaped the govts grasp ?
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dsa | 5 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 My God of SKY!!!!!