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by mirekrusin 2529 days ago
EVM is not a language. EVM is deterministic otherwise the whole Ethereum would not function at all. Your criticism is directed more towards ie. Solidity. However alternatives are not availble as far as I know. There are some research projects but everything in this area is in alpha-research state.
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The problem is with the structure of the VM and its bytecode language. There are additional problems with Solidity, but the VM itself is the problem. Solidity only amplifies a poor architecture: https://medium.com/kadena-io/the-evm-is-fundamentally-unsafe...
Vyper is available now. https://github.com/ethereum/vyper