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| author | Kartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com> | 2018-07-19 12:18:37 -0700 |
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| committer | Kartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com> | 2018-07-19 12:18:37 -0700 |
| commit | d20684d6b8e2f1a271ea58558881f2c86a83ac06 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/subx/Readme.md b/subx/Readme.md index 5e58917e..2d2031cd 100644 --- a/subx/Readme.md +++ b/subx/Readme.md @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ and libc.) 1. It seems wrong-headed that our computers look polished but are plagued by foundational problems of security and reliability. I'd like to learn to - walk before I try to run, use the computer only to check my program for - errors rather than to hide low-level details. This approach adds to the - burden of the programmer, but may make the hard problems more tractable. - We can always add HLLs back once the foundations are redone, but it seems - valuable to not require a HLL to build the foundations. + walk before I try to run. The plan: start out using the computer only to + check my program for errors rather than to hide low-level details. Force + myself to think about security by living with raw machine code for a while. + Reintroduce high level languages only after confidence is regained in the + foundations. Delegate only when I can verify with confidence. 2. The software in our computers has grown incomprehensible. Nobody understands it all, not even experts. Even simple programs written by a |