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ranger_danger • today at 3:07 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Maybe this time could be used to consider memory safety much more seriously.

EDIT: Would love to know why people are so angry about that?


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SolarNet • today at 3:30 AM

The issue that caused this to be voted down is often seen as a memory safety solution (not something I personally 100% agree with, but thats a broad view). And the rest of this release includes other memory safety work. And it was voted down and delayed for apparent political reasons (again not a view I agree with).

So most people will read your view as hypocritical/misinformed.

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stopwatchstring • today at 5:11 AM

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GalaxyNova • today at 3:16 AM

Memory safety was solved in 1959 with the invention of lisp