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Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust
Since our first release in 2002, there have been 69 security bugs in Firefox’s style component. If we'd had a time machine and could have written this component in Rust from the start, 51% wouldn't have happened. That said, Rust is not foolproof. Developers still need to be aware of correctness bugs and data leakage…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2019 | Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust by zwliew | 464 | 268 |
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