From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   The Natural Philosopher  writes:   
   > On 04/02/2026 08:24, Richard Kettlewell wrote:   
   >>>    Being able to pass pointers back and forth is a strong point with   
   >>>    'C'. In theory this COULD be exploited by evil actors, but I can't   
   >>>    find any clear doc on whether it's been done to any relevant degree.   
   >> Yes, constantly and for many decades now. Have a look through CV >   
   >> databases or follow a list like oss-security and you’ll see a steady   
   >> stream of vulnerabilities arising from C’s lack of memory safety.   
   >   
   > Yes, constantly and for many decades now. Have a look through CV   
   > databases or follow a list like oss-security and you’ll see a steady   
   > stream of memory bound exception arising from generations of  lazy   
   > amateur  programming....   
      
   By that standard the original Unix team were lazy amateurs, given the   
   vulnerabilities in their code.   
      
   The reality is that the language is error-prone, and blaming programmers   
   for the outcome is just sticking your head in the sand.   
      
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