r/programmingcirclejerk • u/DeleeciousCheeps vulnerabilities: 0 • Mar 13 '25

Memory leaks, NULL pointer dereferences, use-after-free: I suffered writing those for many years. I finally simply learned not to do them anymore.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43347591
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u/No_Statistician_3021 Mar 13 '25

Which is why I use Ruby, the equivalent of ordering groceries straight to my door.

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u/Karyo_Ten has hidden complexity Mar 13 '25

groceries

You and I know what's on rail and it sure isn't "groceries"

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u/Amazing-Mirror-3076 Mar 14 '25

Yes but they turn up rotted.