Which is the safest programming language?

Question

I know it sounds stupid. But I was just wondering. Which programming language would be the best option for someone who is thinking of creating the most uncrackable application in the world? Is it python? Is it C? Or is it something older???

Answer 1

Your choice of language doesn't impact crackabillty that much, it's compiled into machinecode anyway and that's what crackers look at. You should look at some anti tamper/obfuscation techniques instead.

Answer 2

Rust was designed with safety in mind. But I wouldn't say it's necessarily the safest. It still depends on the programmer.

Answer 3

The safest programming language is the one you know best. It is of absolutely no use to you if xy is the safest programming language, if you implement the functions and/or methods incorrectly in the language xy.

Answer 4

Jan Markus Thanks man. That sounds like a better option. I've always wanted to learn more about low-level programming languages.

Answer 5

Jens-Emil Sønderup Müller Thanks mate, for making me aware of something I should've known earlier. I was in need of a method to hide PHP script in a machine. Obviously, now obfuscation seems like a solution.

Answer 6

Division by Zero Yeah totally agree. Thanks for the letting me know☺️.

Answer 7

Great point N00B .
Consider this situation though. You are the leader of a team in which every member is an expert at a certain programming language. If you want to build the safest application ever made, who would you assign the task.
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Answer 8

Karthik S Interesting question! I think it really depends on what your application is made for. If everyone is an expert in their field, everyone contributes to the project.

Every language has their advantages and disadvantages. Some languages are extremely powerful, but therfore also very dangerous if not implemented correctly.

Some problems can be solved by another language more easily and secure.
So you have to decide what you weight more, security or complexity of your application. There will always be some vulnerabilities in the code. The main goal is to minimize them in a given time window.