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Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!)
From: dotho () mordikyn dynu com (Dotho)
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 18:45:24 -0500 (EST)
tired, well ;-) I don't think that SSH, Apache or Sendmail should be written in C, they do not benefit from any particular language
The problem (as you went on to get into) is quite simply that there are no othe choices. For a language to take the place of C it would have to be fast, widely known or decently easy to learn, have lots of industry support, be cross arch/platform and "fix" the common mistakes that people get into with C. <asbestos_gloves_on> I know of no language that comes close to meeting those requirements,with the possible exception of Ada, and I doubt most people hate themeselves enough to use Ada. </asbestos_gloves_on> The alternative I would suggest is to "fix" C. -- Dotho
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- ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT! silvio () big net au (Sep 15)
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- ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT! silvio () big net au (Sep 15)
- C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) Jacques A. Vidrine (Sep 15)
- C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) Jacques A. Vidrine (Sep 15)
- Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) silvio () big net au (Sep 15)
- Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) Michal Zalewski (Sep 15)
- Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) silvio () big net au (Sep 15)
- Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) Dotho (Sep 15)
- Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!) Michal Zalewski (Sep 15)