Re: C initialization of static objects (was: ALERT ALERT ALERT! google under attack ALERT ALERT ALERT!)

[dotho () mordikyn dynu com (Dotho)]

> tired, well ;-) I don't think that SSH, Apache or Sendmail should be
> written in C, they do not benefit from any particular language


The problem (as you went on to get into) is quite simply that there are no
othe choices.  For a language to take the place of C it would have to be
fast, widely known or decently easy to learn, have lots of industry
support, be cross arch/platform and "fix" the common mistakes that people
get into with C. <asbestos_gloves_on>  I know of no language  that
comes close to meeting those requirements,with the
possible exception of Ada, and I doubt most people hate themeselves enough
to use Ada.  </asbestos_gloves_on>

The alternative I would suggest is to "fix" C.




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Dotho