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They aren't the only issue in programming language theory, but they are the only issue in the ordinary context in which we discuss "memory safety", such that if someone not in a PLT forum says "is Go memory-safe" and you say "no" you will look a little batty.

The was for a time a vogue for "zero trust networking" and I'm fond of pointing out that the same thing happened there: people would come up with their own axiomatic derivation of what "zero trust" meant, but in reality it was a term of art meaning "non-Google implementations of BeyondCorp".

Terms of art are kryptonite for message board nerds.

parent tptacek 1 month ago

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