Re: Are memory safety and maximized data volatility mutually exclusive?

Toby Murray <tobycmurray-gM/[email protected]> Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:58:05 +1100

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On 8 October 2015 at 19:23, rmeijer <rmeijer-qWit8jRvyhVmR6Xm/[email protected]> wrote:
> are memory safety and sensitive data
> volatility mutually exclusive in a "fundamental" way?

You need to distinguish between memory safety and garbage collection.

The former is possible without the latter, usually by using some form
of type system that tracks memory references, e.g. linear types or
similar. Have you thought about trying Rust instead of Python?

Toby