[Info-vax] NSA on programming languages

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-11-14, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
> On 2022-11-14 18:46:59 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
>> On a related note, I've just found out today that NVIDIA have made a 
>> _very_ interesting decision with regards to moving towards using a 
>> safer programming language:
>> 
>> https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/11/13/010222/nvidia-security-team-what-if-we-just-stopped-using-c 
>> 
>> 
>> I wonder if they will be a one-off or if more organisations will follow ?
>
> There have been other organizations making a similar shift.
>
> And it gets easier. Rust kernel support is now part of Linux. 
><https://docs.kernel.org/rust/index.html>
>

Oh, it's _not_ Rust that NVIDIA are using in the above story. :-)

The choice here is MUCH more interesting. Still wondering if it will
be a one-off however or a sign of something more to come elsewhere.

Simon.

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