Re: The Case for Rust (in the base system)

> On 31 Jan 2024, at 11:15, Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@puchar.net> wrote:
> 
>> I don’t want to do a what-aboutism, but if all we’re looking for is a good and
>> secure system programming language, the alternatives are nicer.
> The is no such thing as secure system programming language.
> Security come only from proper programming practices.

While I think I agree with the arguments against including Rust, there are programming languages that make it
really hard to manage the possible interactions between components and hence expose you to security issues. 

C is the “rust golden” example. Complexity can become unbearable and it can be compared to programming in assembler. ;)




Borja.