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codedokode • yesterday at 2:40 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

UNIX doesn't exist anymore, and C has lot of negative points (easy to create buffer overflows, integer overflows, use-after-free, and other vulnerabilities).


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pjmlp • yesterday at 3:30 PM

It surely does, Linux distros, BSDs, Aix, z/UNIX are all alive and well.

Despite all those flaws, people keep writing new software in C every day, go figure.

anthk • today at 1:52 AM

Then use Redox OS, or convince Torvalds to merge Asterinas' memory handling code into Linux.