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submitted 1 year ago by hairinmybellybutt@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've heard this trope before but I'm skeptic. I'm not a C expert but I can't believe memory bugs in that language are so much more benign than in C++.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

It is indeed a trope and a mostly false one - C++ introduces more dramatic ways to footgun yourself but a plethora of tools to make it easier to avoid them - in particular the built in library functions actually encourage good C++ programming practices...

Well, let's just ignore gets().

[–] aport@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

Memory bugs are only a tiny share of the foot guns in C++