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market for training CISSPs how to code


From: ljknews at mac.com (ljknews)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:38:02 -0400

At 1:01 PM -0400 3/18/10, Wheeler, David A wrote:

Larry Kilgallen:
Scripting languages should not be used for security-sensitive programs.

Perhaps, but they are and will be used that way anyway.  We need plan B.

Ok, just so people understand it _is_ Plan B.

If the alternative is "use C for everything", I shudder.

Certainly not my alternative.  It competes strongly with
scripting languages at promoting vulnerabilities.
-- 
Larry Kilgallen


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