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C and C++ are insecure unless used by people with a lot of experience. In the past two or three weeks alone I have spotted maybe 10 different security vulnerabilities in C code posted here.

If you want to analyse vulnerabilities in existing code, learning C and C++ is a good idea. If you want to write secure applications without having much prior programming experience, use something else.

A high level language such as Python or Ruby would serve you better.

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C and C++ are insecure unless used by people with a lot of experience. In the past two or three weeks alone I have spotted maybe 10 different security vulnerabilities in C code posted here.

If you want to analyse vulnerabilities in existing code, learning C and C++ is a good idea. If you want to write secure applications without having much prior programming experience, use something else.

A high level language such as Python or Ruby would serve you better.

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To get experianced at a language you have to start it first. Learning only Ruby/Python is just shooting yourself in the foot.
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To get experianced at a language you have to start it first. Learning only Ruby/Python is just shooting yourself in the foot.
I agree. I never once said learning only Ruby or Python would be a good idea. They're merely a much better place to start for most people. Depending on the O.P's definition of "security programming", this could be the case here, too.

I think I qualified all my advice appropriately, though the last sentence should have arguably been bundled with the penultimate paragraph.

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