> overflowing a variable ...can easily happen indeliberately. Just as any other exceptions. Which C can't even handle in a deterministic way because it doesn't

> overflowing a variable ...can easily happen indeliberately. Just as any other exceptions. Which C can't even handle in a deterministic way because it doesn't have built-in exceptions, so you have to rely on libraries or remembering to check error codes. Not easy to reason about. > typing is a non-issue When all your function ptrs have to be cast to and from (void*) - hell yeah it's an issue. > minor hassle Then why are buffer overflow exploits in C programs on the news?