, 2003-03-26
Until Unix and Linux programmers get over their macho love for low-level programming languages, the security holes will continue to flow freely.
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Too Cool For Secure Code
2003-03-26
Anonymous (4 replies)
Anonymous (4 replies)
That's the wrong attitude.
2003-03-26
Anonymous (26 replies)
Anonymous (26 replies)
That's the wrong attitude.
2003-03-27
dbtid (1 replies)
dbtid (1 replies)
This is hogwash... I guess we should all use VB? That's High Level and we know how "bug" free that is.
2003-03-27
Anonymous
Anonymous
This is so funny - linux on linux battle
2003-04-02
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Not only is it self contradictory, the author pointing out that security holes occur in both high-level and low-level languages with a very high frequency, but it frequently slips into sermon territory.
The real truth is that people developing software need to think about security, and need to be adequately trained and informed. Suggesting that using high-level languages is a way to make programmers better programmers is utter nonsense.
As a programmer who uses a wide range of languages on a wide range of platforms, I can safely say that my code is generally as code as my brain is on any given day, and has very little to do with my choice of tools or language.
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