Filip Pizło
Systems programmer and creator of Fil C, an implementation that provides capability-based memory safety for C/C++ by changing pointer semantics and adding runtime checks; active on GitHub and social media sharing project progress.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 60min
How Fil-C Works
Filip Pizło, systems programmer and creator of Fil C who builds capability-based memory safety for C/C++; Casey Muratori, performance-oriented systems coder known for Handmade Hero and low-level insight. They discuss what memory safety really means. They explain weird execution and historical exploits. They outline Fil C’s pointer-capability approach, compatibility and porting challenges, runtime tradeoffs, and optimization paths.
