RE: Programming languages -- the "third rail" of secure coding

["Peter Amey" <peter.amey () praxis-cs co uk>]

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> Behalf Of Michael S Hines
> Sent: 20 July 2004 14:17
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [SC-L] Programming languages -- the "third rail" 
> of secure
> coding
>
>
> I've been compiling a list of programming languages..   Some 
> of which were
> developed to 'solve' the insecure programming problem.  I 
> don't think we've
> made it yet.
>
> Perhaps it's a personnel problem, not a technology problem?

True.  Except that a major part of the "personnel problem" is the refusal of the personnel to be open minded and 
objective about their choice of technology!

Peter
 


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