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What do people mean when they say C is 'dangerous'? (old.reddit.com)
1 points by wazbug 596 days ago
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JohnFen 596 days ago
I believe what they mean is that using C safely requires skill and attention.
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RGamma 596 days ago
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/nasal-demons.html
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jqpabc123 596 days ago
I believe they mean that it is highly probable that any substantial C program contains significant coding errors, mistakes and vulnerabilities just waiting to be exploited.
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