*sshole, or when are we finally going to get rid of C?
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#10Rank now 3
#1Peak rank
2Days on list
293Score · 7d
Nov 7, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
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Trending history
*sshole, or when are we finally going to get rid of C? was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 35 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #1 of 25, reached on Nov 8, 00:51 UTC. It is #10 right now, slipping from #7 to #10 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Hacker News, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Position on Lobsters · Hottest at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobsters · Hottest | #1 | 2 | 35 | |
| YHacker News · Front page *sshole, or when are we going to get rid of C? | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Lobsters, shortened. Read the full thread on Lobsters.
> There is nothing inherently C-caused in this vulnerability. Nothing is inherently caused by anything, in the sense that you can achieve any desired outcome with any given tool, if you put enough effort into it. Yet, we still say that there are good and bad tools, and similarly, there are languages that make it…
C failed to **prevent** such preventable problem. It doesn't have a type system able to express "this is a failure that the caller *must* handle". Error handling in C is enforced by shaming programmers, which demonstrably is less effective than compile-time errors.
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Questions
Is *sshole, or when are we finally going to get rid of C? trending on Lobsters right now?
Yes. As of Nov 8, 14:21 UTC it is #10, slipping from #7 to #10 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank *sshole, or when are we finally going to get rid of C? reached?
#1 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 8, 00:51 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has *sshole, or when are we finally going to get rid of C? been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (35 checks) since.