MSVC: Avoid the use of variable-length arrays #1428
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Microsoft claims their C implementation will never include variable-length arrays because there isn't a secure way to implement them[1]. I don't know how this is different from variable-length arrays in C++ unless the standard includes a bounds check and well-defined behavior similar to std::bad_alloc. 1. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/c11-and-c17-standard-support-arriving-in-msvc/
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Microsoft claims their C implementation will never include variable-length arrays because there isn't a secure way to implement them[1]. I don't know how this is different from variable-length arrays in C++ unless the standard includes a bounds check and well-defined behavior similar to std::bad_alloc.