A programming language is a tool to implement an algorithm. Programming languages share the same constructs such as iterations, methods/functions, inheritance, conditions, etc. However, the way in which they implement these constructs may be different. Arrays in C/C++ may look like their Java counterpart, but Java does not allow access outside the array bound, which C/C++ allows.

Modern programming languages emphasise security as they provide programming constructs to support the implementations of security policies. Some languages provide constructs to enforce the safety of the system in terms of safety constraints, for example. Those are called safe languages, Although, Theoretically, safety is proven undecidable in some applications (Harrison, 1976).

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- Identify and compare the different security capabilities of two programming languages of your choice.

- Describe the available security constructs and how those constructs could be used to reduce system vulnerabilities.

- Summarise the comparison you made of the different security capabilities of the programming languages of your choice.

- Include the description of the available security constructs.

- Is there really something called the best programming language in this context?