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RE: IE is just as safe as FireFox
From: "Eric Paynter" <eric () arcticbears com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:18:56 -0800 (PST)
On Mon, November 15, 2004 11:25 am, joe said:
Everytime a Firefox exploit comes out..there is already a fix... is that magic? No..it is good coding...Having a quick fix out is due to low complexity of issue and assisted by a lack of dependencies so you have reduced time for patching and testing. It has nothing to do with code quality.
But high quality code that has a sound and well documented architecture can be more easily updated without messing up dependencies, whereas low quality code can be a nightmare to find let alone correct even the most trivial bug. There are always exceptions, but *in general*, it is easier (less effort, faster turnaround) to maintain high quality code. -Eric -- arctic bears - email and dns services http://www.arcticbears.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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