switching from turing to c++

[[Gandalf]]

mirhagk @ 2012-01-24, 9:04 am wrote:

It's not java's fault, but it's the inherit problem with an evolving language. Very few people actually update their java, which makes it a security problem.

How many exploits have you seen based on a faulty implementation of Java? And buffer overflows? For me it's none and infinity, respectively.

Look at this with some perspective. C/C++ directly exposes memory. Java is inherently safer.

[DemonWasp]

To be fair, I have seen one Java exploit in the wild. It relied on an outdated version of a Java browser plugin to function.

But your point stands, it's way easier to generate a security hole by accident in languages with more direct access to the machine.