Memory Safety Absolutists

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Author: drogus

Date: 7/25/2026

Article Summary:
The author argues that memory safety absolutists are being disingenuous in their criticism of Rust, pointing out that Rust minimizes the risk of memory safety issues and that Fil-C, a new memory safety feature for C and C++, has trade-offs that make it less suitable for all programs.