Lukasz Olejnik
Are we on track to prohibit building systems with the use of C or C++ programming languages, via policy means? "Nation is at its best when Americans work together ... to proactively eliminate software vulnerabilities" https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-ONCD-Technical-Report.pdf
Press Release: Future Software Should Be Memory Safe | ONCD | The White House

Leaders in Industry Support White House Call to Address Root Cause of Many of the Worst Cyber Attacks Read the full report here WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released a report calling on the technical community to proactively reduce the attack surface in cyberspace. ONCD makes the…

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Show threadMateusz 🏳️‍🌈Feb 27, 2024
@LukaszOlejnik Not necessarily as it’s possible to achieve much more safety in C++ code with linters.
Show threadPaweł KraszewskiFeb 27, 2024

@LukaszOlejnik If (not only C, TBH) programmers followed safe programming guidelines, performed meaningful tests, adhered to standards - we wouldn't have this talk... Someone HAS to shake the programming society, ESPECIALLY automotive/med/IoT.

For example, various authorities repeat the mantra ”You don't need special languages, you can write memory-safe software in C” - then why don't you?