TRACTOR: Automating the Transition from C to Rust for Security
For years, programmers have wrestled with the memory safety vulnerabilities inherent in C and C++. These vulnerabilities can lead to crashes, security exploits, and unpredictable program behavior. Bug-finding tools have been a bandage solution, but the software engineering community has finally reached a turning point. The answer? Safe programming languages! These languages, like Rust, have…