lemme in@lemm.ee to Programming@programming.dev · 13 days agoThe US government wants devs to stop using C and C++www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down12
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minus-squaremercano@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days agoOk, and what do you think the memory managers were written in?
minus-squareDe_Narm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-213 days agoWho cares? Just like most things your average programmer relies on, they are written by smarter or at least more specialised people to make your job easier. They have learned to write memory-safe code so you don’t have to.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 days agoGod, this old argument… Careful, it’s an antique. The idea is to minimize memory management and have people who are experts on it deal with it.
minus-squarejas0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·12 days agoDon’t worry bud, I’ll upvote you. Not everyone is afraid of pointers.
Ok, and what do you think the memory managers were written in?
Who cares? Just like most things your average programmer relies on, they are written by smarter or at least more specialised people to make your job easier. They have learned to write memory-safe code so you don’t have to.
God, this old argument… Careful, it’s an antique.
The idea is to minimize memory management and have people who are experts on it deal with it.
Don’t worry bud, I’ll upvote you. Not everyone is afraid of pointers.