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minus-squarerefalo@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoTo be fair, it’s entirely possible to make the same and very similar mistakes in Rust, too.
minus-squarerobinm@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 hours ago Is it possible to do in Rust? Yes Is possible to do in Rust, by mistake, and not easily caught by a review? Definitively not.
minus-squareGetOffMyLan@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days agoI’m fairly sure use after free isn’t possible unless you explicitly use unsafe code right? It’s compiler enforced is the point.
To be fair, it’s entirely possible to make the same and very similar mistakes in Rust, too.
Yes
Definitively not.
I’m fairly sure use after free isn’t possible unless you explicitly use unsafe code right?
It’s compiler enforced is the point.