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[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

Am I wrong or is this a strong point in favor of c/c++? I'd generally want to do whatever the opposite is of what the FBI would like me to do.

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"critical software" here refers to weapons systems, spying systems, government surveillance systems, cyberwarfare software, etc.

Do you work on critical software

[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 weeks ago

If I did, it wouldn't ๐Ÿ˜‰

[-] RNAi@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

"critical software" here refers to weapons systems, spying systems, government surveillance systems, cyberwarfare software, etc.

Why would they announce it instead of just memoing to their ghoul coders?

[-] blame@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago

their reasoning is that rust (and perhaps others) that can be used in place of c or c++ have stronger compile time memory and thread safety checking which are two major sources of bugs and exploit vectors. So it's not like they're infiltrating the language in this case the way they would with crypto.

[-] urmums401k@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Right but AI translating of all government code is good. This is what you want, especially if shit goes down. Dont tell your enemy to stop pouring the kool aid.

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, that kind of reasoning is like "nazis think people should get armed, so we shouldn't."

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

It's not really a strong point. C++ has its place for graphics programming and gamedev and C has its place for embedded, but Rust would be a better choice for something like a cryptography app to help revolutionaries communicate for example.

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