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Linus Torvalds fires off angry 'compiler-masturbation' rant

smartypants

Re: @Def

This is wrong.

Even very good c or c++ developers make errors that can be security holes. All you can say is that they are less likely take them, which isn't really good enough. These languages often silently hide these flaws, ripe for exploitation later. Lots of tools help identify the flaws, but it's a lot of effort.

It's the 21st century and we still have languages that demand perfection from flawed humans. No wonder this site is stuffed with exploit news.

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