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  • refalo@programming.dev
    211·
    4 days ago

    To be fair, it’s entirely possible to make the same and very similar mistakes in Rust, too.

    • robinm@programming.dev
      1·
      5 hours ago

      Is it possible to do in Rust?

      Yes

      Is possible to do in Rust, by mistake, and not easily caught by a review?

      Definitively not.

    • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev
      81·
      4 days ago

      I’m fairly sure use after free isn’t possible unless you explicitly use unsafe code right?

      It’s compiler enforced is the point.