Introducing TrapC: A Memory-Safe Fork of C to Combat Software Vulnerabilities
Robin Rowe, a former computer science professor, has announced TrapC, a memory-safe fork of the C programming language, aimed at eliminating memory safety bugs like segfaults and buffer overruns. TrapC maintains compatibility with C's application binary interface (ABI) and is designed to be safer and easier to learn than Rust. The TrapC compiler is expected to be released as open source in 2025, with Rowe's startup, Trasec, supporting its development. This initiative addresses the national security concern over memory safety vulnerabilities in C and C++.