Let's see, they are still a bit of a dream regarding what they wish for, and what current static analysers can achieve, especially the lifetime one.
replyI was thinking for implementing borrow-checker like rules for C but after I have seen what SMT solver can do I think it is not necessary to constrain the language in this way.
replyIIRC Rust's borrow checker analysis is more or less a subset of what SMT solving is capable of. It's "just" a question of tradeoffs made with respect to performance, complexity, precision, etc.
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