C is a language for experts. It should, and does, prioritize power over security.
PHP is a langauge for beginners. You'd think it would prioritize security over power, but then it just copies C APIs with zero security functionality. (See the mysql_* functions. )
Macs are just as vulnerable, if not even more so, to this kind of thing. We're lucky we haven't been targeted yet, but if we ever are, it will be just as hellish as on Windows.
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Well, they if anyone would know, wouldn't they?
It's too bad the data isn't out there so you could go and look at it yourself or anything.
Judging from the rest of the thread, by going ahead and making them over and over again.
Would you like someone to hold your hand and give you a GPL tutorial?
Please do.
Is it part of this bigger picture of yours to not allow people to run certain kinds of code on their computer?
And when two of his "sheep" disagree on which parts are true?
Of course he's using echo wrong, that's the whole point. I assume the question is, why is it outputting "42311" and not "42131"?
A book on some other language. Do yourself a favor and get out of the landmine-filled sandbox.
Obviously not, since he said it was embarrassing and now he doesn't do it. Awesome reading comprehension.
PHP is perfectly secure if configured properly and if run by an admin who knows what he's doing with only scripts by competent authors installed.
Yeah, good luck finding those. I'm sure they exist, but really, it's a lot less work to just not let PHP near your machine, ever.
C is a language for experts. It should, and does, prioritize power over security.
PHP is a langauge for beginners. You'd think it would prioritize security over power, but then it just copies C APIs with zero security functionality. (See the mysql_* functions. )
My eyes are veritable lachrymal fountains when I consider their plight.
Well, you could make the argument that without the marketers you wouldn't know about whatever it is you just bought in the first place.
Somehow, I think I would survive.
Are you also perfectly willing to pay for all those marketing people who did nothing that was of any value to you when you actually buy a product?
The alternative to advertising is paying more for things.
More for some things, less for others. In the final tally, you'll end up ahead when there are no marketers to feed.
"Your blog" is deanhunt.com, and you are Dean Hunt. You are scum. Please end yourself.
Why are you talking about yourself in the third person?
For those who haven't caught on, "pinkpanther05" is Dean Hunt, trying to stir interest in his fake story. Look at his posting history.
And since you don't run an application firewall, you have no idea if any of the programs you do run are phoning home about you.
Truly spoken like someone whose platform of choice has never been the target of spyware.
They are artificially deflating the version number, if anything. Why do so many people think you have to be thirfty with version numbers?
But Slashdotters are so much smarter than everyone else!
I have never understood
I'm not sure why you think your ignorance is an interesting topic of discussion for the rest of us.
Macs are just as vulnerable, if not even more so, to this kind of thing. We're lucky we haven't been targeted yet, but if we ever are, it will be just as hellish as on Windows.
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