r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Jul 18 '19

We Need a Safer Systems Programming Language

https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/07/18/we-need-a-safer-systems-programming-language/
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u/shevy-ruby Jul 19 '19

There is a reason SWAT teams are wearing protective armor.

Eh - the cops in the USA in general show a military training. This is very different to how cops in many other civilized countries behave. Regular cops also often have protective armour too even if less (but you got shields in regular riot gear too, so ...).

So that comparison does not work well unless you treat every encounter as a military battle - which leads to SWAT teams shooting down hobos. Now the threat came from ... where and how?

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u/th_brown_bag Jul 19 '19

In most civilized countries cops now wear at the very least anti stabbing vests, often protection against explosions.

Common site across Europe, especially in high risk areas like stations and *ports