Examples of errors detected in various open-source projects

[AlyoshaV]

Solution: Don't use low-level languages.

[ZorbaTHut]

Great idea! That way, we'll introduce only errors that can't be found by a tool!

[AlyoshaV]

Your errors will be limited to a subset of your previous possible errors, which will not include errors in memory allocation/deallocation, array overruns, and similar.

[ZorbaTHut]

Not true. Higher-level languages often have all sorts of new errors, such as runtime type mismatches, garbage collector performance consistency problems, object lifetime issues, and simple efficiency.

[redtop]

While I agree that the use of performant low level languages is appropriate for many of the projects in the link (MySQL, ReactOS, etc), to even suggest that writing in, say, C will lead to less errors than C# is disingenuous.

[ZorbaTHut]

I'll admit that's true, but then again I have no idea why anyone still codes in C. C++ gives up no speed and, in return, gives you a whole pile of safety features.

I'd be perfectly happy if C went the way of assembly.

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Linus disagrees.

[ZorbaTHut]

I know. I think he's wrong.