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minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoObviously the problem is that office was not written in a safe language. rewrite office in rust!
minus-squaredejpivo@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoI genuinely wonder if rust helps guarding against slop coding vulnerabilities, at least statistically.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 hours agothe compiler stops you from compiling most of incorrect code. unless AI learns to use unsafe blocks liberally, it will still prevent memory corruption bugs and such
Obviously the problem is that office was not written in a safe language. rewrite office in rust!
I genuinely wonder if rust helps guarding against slop coding vulnerabilities, at least statistically.
the compiler stops you from compiling most of incorrect code. unless AI learns to use unsafe blocks liberally, it will still prevent memory corruption bugs and such