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by kazinator 3457 days ago
> Problems with C:

> [ ... ]

> Maybe a bug in GCC outputted [sic] the wrong machine code

How does Rust protect against a bug in Rust outputting the wrong machine code?

> Maybe a race condition in Linux gave an unprivileged process the ability to tamper with your program

Too bad the race-condition free Rust OS that can replace Linux isn't here yet.

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It's no Linux replacement, but Redox OS blows my mind with the functionality they have so far already.