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The US government wants devs to stop using C and C++ (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I don't think those are the problem, but rather how they are used. And in case of managed languages like C#, it's almost impossible to shoot yourself in the foot when it comes to memory management. You still can, if you really wish, but you have to be very explicit in that. 🤷‍♂️