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C++ creator calls for action to address 'serious attacks' (www.theregister.com)

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Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, has issued a call for the C++ community to defend the programming language, which has been shunned by cybersecurity agencies and technical experts in recent years for its memory safety shortcomings.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

Just use Rust. Eazy Peazy. C++ will likely be still be used because it's just not realistic for some softwares to switch to a safer programming language.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Until chip manufacturers officially support rust, my clients will not want me to use an unofficial crate no matter how good it is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

ESP32 has official support, and others are working on it. I think it will come sooner than you and I might think

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope that it comes sooner than later. But I cannot offer Rust to most of my customers until it is officially supported.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Of course! If you can, ask your vendor about it. If enough of their customers ask they will likely invest in it

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