SMRTR ProgrammingOct 15, 2024The Next Web

What is the new safe C++ proposal and what do programmers need to know?

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Memory safety issues cause over 70% of severe security bugs in Chrome and other software. Google, NSA, and White House urge developers to use memory-safe languages like Rust instead of C/C++. The C++ community is proposing Safe C++ Extensions, while DARPA is developing AI to convert C code to Rust automatically.

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