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Comment Re:First PHP post (Score 1) 244

by takeya (#38370794) Attached to: Facebook Releases JIT PHP Compiler

Because when push comes to shove, it's easy to write, easy to make poorly thought-out patches and bugfixes to, and easy to set up and run.

The main criticisms I hear of PHP are that it's "too easy" and lends itself to spaghetti code and security flaws.

Being too easy means the market is saturated with PHP developers and it can be difficult, especially for HR, to decide who is actually a good programmer, and who is not.

Submission + - How long do you wait for replies to e-mail?

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tinkertim
tinkertim writes: "What I am asking has been asked many times before. I've noticed that people (in general, through my own dealings) seem to be growing increasingly impatient (seems more so over the last year). I'd like to ask slashdot readers, simply, how long does it take before you feel that someone 'blew you off' by not replying to your e-mail and how upset do you get when this appears to happen?"
Spam

Submission + - BonziBUDDY ported to Mac OS X - the world's end?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: As it could be read recently on digg and Ars Technica, the world famoust spyware, the BonziBUDDY, has been ported to OSX, no exatcly like the original but as price for the spyware freeness, with a bit more "profane" attitude to the users. Does spyware free ports of the world famoust spyware bring the mac world in danger? At least it's worth a good laugh.
Google

Submission + - Google Documents and Spreadsheet enters Desktop

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IT Soup
IT Soup writes: "http://itsoup.blogspot.com/2006/12/google-docs-and -spreadsheets-now-enters.html Yet another signal on Google's intention to use its huge market cap in Internet to gain access to Microsoft's honeyspot. Users who install new Google Toolbar 'can' now 'double-click' any compatible document (.doc, .xls, .odt, .rtf, .csv) on their computer and it will open straight in a browser in Google Docs and Spreadsheet."
The Courts

Submission + - U.K. outlaws denial-of-service attacks

Submitted by gnaremooz
gnaremooz writes: A U.K. law has been passed that makes it an offense to launch denial-of-service attacks:
Among the provisions of the Police and Justice Bill 2006, which gained Royal Assent on Wednesday, is a clause that makes it an offense to impair the operation of any computer system. Other clauses prohibit preventing or hindering access to a program or data held on a computer, or impairing the operation of any program or data held on a computer.
Wouldn't this outlaw any kind of copy-protection system? Anyone want to be a test case?

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