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FWIW, use of memory-safe languages doesn't preclude exploitability. It's "just" another way to reduce attack surface.

(disclosure: i work on fuchsia, big rust fanboy)

I think you are implying this by putting just in scare quotes, but it is one of the most impactful things we can do for the security of native code.

Absolutely agree. The other thing I guess I was implying is that Fuchsia uses a number of tools to reduce attack surface that work regardless of language.

(edited to make explicit other half)

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