If I were writing a cryptographic algorithm in C++, how would I ensure the CPU cache was used for private keys? Would it have to be written in a lower level language, or does there exist a library for C/C++?
If everyone follows this advice, who will write the crypto code? If anything we need lot more people who are formally trained to write proper crypto code and find bugs in such code etc.
Let me qualify that. You're right, we do need a lot more people. But the answer is, don't write your own, write as part of a team. Ideally, a public and peer-reviewed project. The short answer is many people will work on it together, but don't write your own.
