"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens

C++ is the only language where this happens? Highly doubt. It's probably because more applications are written in C++ than anything else, so it gets more visibility.

smnrchrds• 2 years ago

It's probably because more applications are written in C++ than anything else

I imagine Java is as popular as C++ if not more. And C# is (or at least was) huge in Europe too.

desdenova2• 2 years ago

C++ inherited this from C, so there's at least two languages where this regularly happens.

watmough• 2 years ago

I kinda wondered my my Windows 11 based work laptop had rebooted... I guess I should go check if it's still working right.

PaulHoule• 2 years ago

"There really isn't anything we can do to prevent memory safety vulnerabilities from happening if the programmer doesn't want to write their code in a robust manner" is funny because it's hard to do it right even if you care. The way you do things right consistently is make it easier to do it right than do it wrong.

miloignis• 2 years ago

For those not in the know, Xe posts a version of this story everytime something like this happens (large scale memory safety failure), just like The Onion re-posts their similar article after every mass shooting in the US.

000ooo000• 2 years ago

This was only mildly amusing the first time, and it doesn't improve with every repost.

"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens

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