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Discussion on: Java vs C and C++: Why I prefer Java

 
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Jean-Michel (jmfayard.dev)

Before I answer can you describe me what kind of experience you have building large scale and secure C/C++ applications?

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Paul J. Lucas

I never said I did. I never said C/C++ was secure. I only said Java isn’t secure.

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Jean-Michel (jmfayard.dev) • Edited

And while doing that you did a little a straw man fallacy
I know like everyone else that neither Java nor anything else is always secure.
I didn't even promote Java, I think each team should decide what makes sense for them.
That could be Rust, Go, Java, Kotlin, I don't have a clue because I don't know that team's context.

My point was that C and C++ are especially unsafe languages and that it's a real issue.

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Paul J. Lucas

But you offered Java as an alternative presumably because you’re alleging it’s a secure language. My link disproves that. That’s my only point.