That Time Ken Thompson Wrote a Backdoor into the C Compiler

｢ he was expected like other Turing winners to write a paper that would be published in the ACM Computer Journal. What he ended up submitting was a paper about "the cutest program [he] ever wrote"-- a sneaky undetectable self-reproducing "Trojan horse" backdoor in the C compiler that would allow him to log into affected machines as any user ｣

https://micahkepe.com/blog/thompson-trojan-horse/

#c #retrocomputing #backdoor

That Time Ken Thompson Wrote a Backdoor into the C Compiler

｢ he was expected like other Turing winners to write a paper that would be published in the ACM Computer Journal. What he ended up submitting was a paper about "the cutest program [he] ever wrote"-- a sneaky undetectable self-reproducing "Trojan horse" backdoor in the C compiler that would allow him to log into affected machines as any user ｣

https://micahkepe.com/blog/thompson-trojan-horse/

#c #retrocomputing #backdoor

Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1042938/ac9a001023324bf8/

#HackerNews #FilC #MemorySafe #C #Implementation #HackerNews #Programming #Languages

Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1042938/658ade3768dd4758/

#HackerNews #FilC #MemorySafe #C #Implementation #Programming #Security #TechNews

Are-we-fast-yet: Benchmark suite in Oberon, C++, C, Pascal, Micron and Luon

https://github.com/rochus-keller/Are-we-fast-yet

#HackerNews #AreWeFastYet #Benchmarking #Oberon #C++ #C #Pascal #Micron #Luon

@stefano October '83 I worked with Siemens Data and was sent with some colleages to the release event of #Sinix, the Siemens Unix, and a mini computer series with that OS. Subsequently I took courses in the OS and #C programming. I read the first edition of "The C Programming Language" in German(!)
I was hooked. Since then it was primarily #Unix for me.

Nein, Jens #Spahn - als Christ, seit 30+ Jahren #CDU - Mitglied & Teil einer deutsch-türkischen Familie mit drei Kindern „sehe“ ich nicht in der Vielfalt der Menschen im #Stadtbild ein Problem, sondern in kaputter Infrastruktur, Unrecht & deren Verharmlosung durch #Rassismus.

Ihr Rechtslibertären seht in anderen Menschen offensichtlich nicht mehr das Bild Gottes, sondern nur noch Nutzwerte vs. Bedrohung. Das #C steht aber nicht für Capitalismus, Conzerne & Corruption. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/etwas-ausgesprochen-was-jeder-sieht-spahn-verteidigt-merz-aussagen-zu-migration-im-stadtbild-14601257.html

Nein, Jens #Spahn - als Christ, seit 30+ Jahren #CDU - Mitglied & Teil einer deutsch-türkischen Familie mit drei Kindern „sehe“ ich nicht in der Vielfalt der Menschen im #Stadtbild ein Problem, sondern in kaputter Infrastruktur, Unrecht & deren Verharmlosung durch #Rassismus.

Ihr Rechtslibertären seht in anderen Menschen offensichtlich nicht mehr das Bild Gottes, sondern nur noch Nutzwerte vs. Bedrohung. Das #C steht aber nicht für Capitalismus, Conzerne & Corruption. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/etwas-ausgesprochen-was-jeder-sieht-spahn-verteidigt-merz-aussagen-zu-migration-im-stadtbild-14601257.html

Why Is SQLite Coded In C

https://www.sqlite.org/whyc.html

#sqlite #c #opensource

Kami dug the Linux kernel code for funny comments.

https://kami.bearblog.dev/grepping-the-linux-kernel-is-peak-entertainment

#linux #c #programming

Message in a bottle time again #GetFediHired #jobsearch #needwork. Might have to add smoke signals, sky writing, and shortwave radio (via @va2nw ?) channels to get the word out.

Growing increasingly needy in search for software developer work in the #Ottawa #Montreal areas. #C #C# #Erlang #Java #NodeJS #Forth #Shell #SQL #BSD #Linux #English #French and more. Very versatile, adaptable, experienced. I cook too; every office should have someone who can make Neapolitan style #pizzas for team lunches & parties.

http://www.snert.com/resume/

LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference https://hamishcampbell.com/live-at-c-base-a-fluffy-fediverse-conference/ With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive – friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags – but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events.

#fediday #c-based

LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference https://hamishcampbell.com/live-at-c-base-a-fluffy-fediverse-conference/ With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive – friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags – but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events.

#fediday #c-based

How I Accidentally Created the Fastest CSV Parser Ever Made https://lobste.rs/s/vryavc #c
https://sanixdk.xyz/blogs/how-i-accidentally-created-the-fastest-csv-parser-ever-made

How I Accidentally Created the Fastest CSV Parser Ever Made https://lobste.rs/s/vryavc #c
https://sanixdk.xyz/blogs/how-i-accidentally-created-the-fastest-csv-parser-ever-made

Every now and then I like to read a bit in the CS:APP book (Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective by Bryant and O’Halloran, https://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/) on #systems_programming and it really is a fantastic and very clear book. But since the latest edition is from 2015, I wonder if there are more up to date books nowadays covering a similar range of topics, maybe even based on #Rust rather than #C ?

I’d be very happy about recommendations, feel free to boost. #fediask

Every now and then I like to read a bit in the CS:APP book (Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective by Bryant and O’Halloran, https://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/) on #systems_programming and it really is a fantastic and very clear book. But since the latest edition is from 2015, I wonder if there are more up to date books nowadays covering a similar range of topics, maybe even based on #Rust rather than #C ?

I’d be very happy about recommendations, feel free to boost. #fediask

Ok people, I want to make a #gui #desktop application. It's a somewhat simple lan messenger app, something like the famous "lan messenger", but updated.
I've never created native gui applications, so I want you to tell me based on your real experience that what tools I should use.

My requirements:
1. It should be cheap to create and maintain (not too much complexity, or time consuming gymnastics and the platform and tools must be stable and not need constant babysitting)
2. It should have acceptable performance
3. It must take small Ram,cpu resources. As far as it's not annoying and hogging resources it will be ok (~300mb of ram is my max acceptable ram usage for this application)

My skills:
1. #JS / #TS
2. #Python
3. #Clojure
4. #C (not too good with it)
5. #Rust

My main issue with C and even more, rust, is the complexity and effort curve that they introduce.
I personally dislike python but if it has good native gui support I will use it.
I have most bias towards Clojure for this. it seems like a middle.