I think you have a hard time understanding the différence between “not possible” and “much harder”.
In Rust, the code does not compile.
In C++ the code compile, but
if you have a test case
this test case triggers the bug (it is not guarateed to properly reproduce you production environment since it depends on the parameters of the allocator of your vector)
you use ubsan
… then the bug will be caught.
Yes it is possible, noone says the opposite. But you can’t deny it’s harder. And because its harder, more bugs get past review, most notably security bugs as demonstrated again and again in many studies.
The
This would be caught by ASan and other tools though, which should be part of any review.
I think you have a hard time understanding the différence between “not possible” and “much harder”.
In Rust, the code does not compile.
In C++ the code compile, but
… then the bug will be caught.
Yes it is possible, noone says the opposite. But you can’t deny it’s harder. And because its harder, more bugs get past review, most notably security bugs as demonstrated again and again in many studies. The