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Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++? Not.

Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++? Not.

Posted Apr 12, 2012 16:24 UTC (Thu) by tshow (subscriber, #6411)
In reply to: Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++? Not. by Cyberax
Parent article: Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++? Not.

Something more secure, sure. But it won't be C++. C++ is a security disaster.


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Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++? Not.

Posted Apr 12, 2012 17:02 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

C++ is certainly better than C in security matters.

Just the ability to use real strings does wonders.

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