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I can see how uninitialized variables are a concern. I wonder, though, why one would try to solve it by automatically initializing them. It makes sense...

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If they eventually release some code that contains good ideas for speeding up C++ compilation, that would be great.

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Isn't that a proprietary implementation? Why would you trust that?...

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It's such a relieve to see those quickly published patches for integral parts of the ecosystem. Not to think, how many devices would be vulnerable for...

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I think this could not be further from the truth. The heartbleed bug was painfully obvious... ...once you've seen it. The reasons for range checks are...

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I can see the point. If your software runs in a browser, it is as cross-platform as it gets. The distribution is quite convenient (you type an URL/you...

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The trolling tag means: "I want to throw something out which may or may not be my actual opinion but I don't want to be in a position, where I actually...

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GDB is already able to debug many more languages than just C++ and C. As a general rule, you can implement a given functionality using any language, which...

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Could you elaborate?

Either you fix all bugs that make exploits possible which rely on manipulating specific memory locations in the near...

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Software that exposes useful functionality always runs the risk of having it's API used....

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Regardless of whether Rust in particular is an answer, "not being lazy with C" isn't one either. If "lazy ways" were the explanation...

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I cannot relate to that example at all. I have dealt with a fair share of compatibility issues but this has never been about libraries using modern C++....

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That is not, what's happening. The C++-experts I know, are still experts, even though some features of C++14 are new to them. I've looked at the list...

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Well, the constructs do not really have agency or can turn up in your source code on their own. They can only get in the way, if they are used. If they...

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"start using [...] for the parts of our software that parse random files from the internet" doesn't imply "rewriting the entire codebase"....