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xxpor on Oct 25, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: New language features since Java 8 to 17

Meanwhile there's a article literally on the front page about zero-click exploits being used against iMessage

xvilka on Oct 25, 2021 [–]

Java doesn't help against exploits, there are plenty in Android phones as well.

xxpor on Oct 25, 2021 | [–]

It certainly adds a layer of protection that makes issues like the classic C errors with buffer overruns and derefing invalid pointers a LOT less likely.

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