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GNOME Developers Struggle with Software Quality Due to Unsafe Languages

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Michael J. Catanzaro argues that GNOME developers, like many others, struggle to write secure code due to their reliance on unsafe programming languages. He contends that simple coding errors are frequent and have severe consequences for users, suggesting that despite best efforts, developers will continue to make mistakes. This situation is framed as a choice between addressing software quality directly or ignoring the problem. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual discussing software quality issues within a specific project.

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GNOME Developers Struggle with Software Quality Due to Unsafe Languages

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    The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches? – Michael Catanzaro's Blog https:// blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/202 6/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-

    The Era of Software Quality, or the Era of Ostriches? – Michael Catanzaro's Blog https:// blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/202 6/10/02/the-era-of-software-quality-or-the-era-of-ostriches/ > Humans are bad at writing secure code, and GNOME developers are no exception. GNOME is primarily…

    LINKS blogs.gnome.org/…/the-era-of-software-qua…

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