[zozbot234]

Then the "security" definition is totally useless, because even C can be memory safe. What about pointers, malloc(), free(), unchecked enums etc. etc.? Oh, those are just "contrived" language features you're not really supposed to use. You can write FORTRAN in any language!

[tptacek]

C is the archetypical memory-unsafe language. When you've reached the point where you're simultaneously arguing that C is memory-safe and Go isn't, you should recognize you've made a wrong turn somewhere.

[zozbot234]

My point with those comparisons is that you have not bothered to define a reasonable and verifiable standard for what counts as "contrived" code - which is what ultimately seems to determine whether a language is memory safe, according to your definition.