Daily News - 09/20
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Torvalds On C Vs Rust Torvalds Weighs in On 'Nasty' Rust vs C For Linux Debate - Slashdot[^]
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Torvalds struck a surprisingly diplomatic tone. He praised how Rust has "livened up discussions" while admitting some arguments get "nasty." "C is, in the end, a very simple language," Torvalds said, explaining its appeal and pitfalls. "Because it's simple it's also very easy to make mistakes. And Rust is not." Torvalds remains upbeat about Rust's future in Linux, nonetheless. "Even if it were to become a failure -- and I don't think it will -- that's how you learn," he said.
I saw a video explaining the fight a bit more clearly -- and it is all about...wait for it... Documentation! Apparently the C functions have params that the Rust devs cannot identify what they do (or even if they are used) so when they go to create the Rust methods they have more requirement to name them properly and they can't do that bec of poor naming & documentation. Earth Will Be Mooned Again Earth Will Get a Second 'Mini-Moon' For 2 Months This Year - Slashdot[^] Windows Powershell Phishing This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential – Krebs on Security[^]
Krebs:
Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Mi
