The C-language extension compiler includes memory-safe pointers along with new safety features not found in C or C++. TrapC, a fork of the C language, is being developed as a potential solution for ...

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Google's Chrome team is looking at heap scanning to reduce memory-related security flaws in Chrome's C++ codebase, but the technique creates a toll on memory – except when newer Arm hardware is used.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging developers to shift to memory safe languages – such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift – to protect their code from remote code execution or other ...

Software Makers Encouraged to Stop Using C/C++ by 2026 Your email has been sent Memory-unsafe programming languages introduce potential flaws What software ...

Work on the Safe C++ extensions proposal, forged a year ago to address memory safety in the language, has ceased, according to Harry Bott, the CEO of the C++ Alliance, which oversaw the proposal. The ...