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Comment Re:SQL too (Score 3, Insightful) 435

PHP is C-like just like Java but the path the two syntaxes take would bring them further apart than closer together.

For example in PHP you would never see something like this:
final Class d = mContext.getApplicationContext().getClassLoader().loadClass(mContext.getPackageName() + ".R$" + subClassName);

It makes me sad that Google chose Java as Android's main language considering how much of a rats nest Java really is.

It's sad that it takes 16GB of RAM just to compile a build of Android. And the funny thing is it kills the whole point of Android being "open". What person has 16GB of RAM on the off chance that they might wanna compile an Android build?

Comment Re:SQL too (Score 1) 435

PHP coder here.

No no no no!!!!

Using mysql_real_escape_string WILL NOT PROTECT YOU from SQL injections.

The function is made for escaping strings incase it contains a character that would break SQL. It's up to you to filter your inputs.

PHP does not inherently promote SQL injections. Stupid design patterns do.

Comment Re:slashvermacment. (Score 5, Insightful) 1079

It is extremely important that Slashdot apprise us of every new product coming from Apple Corporation, in near-realtime fashion.

Please slashdot, tell us more about Steve Jobs' health, Apple Corporation mythology, and Mac purchasing opportunities!

Usually I'd agree with you but this news about DRM is pretty important because it completely changes the dynamic of the music industry in relation to the Internet considering iTunes recently surpassed Walmart in music sales. That is clearly stuff that matters and if you can't see that you're geek license should be revoked on your way out.

Comment Civilization Upgrade (Score 1) 474

The move to teach CS to kids in a real way will make it so that at least every high school educated person would be able to understand computing on some low level. Since computers will never stop being ubiquities in the daily lives of so many people from now on it only makes sense that we as a civilization choose to make sure most of the people in the world can understand computing.

With the amount of work now done on computers or daily life interaction with business, entertainment, and law it only makes sense to make sure everyone at least has an opportunity to learn it.

Comment Re:But if the banks were forced to accept a strait (Score 1) 873

In my understand the people who issue mortgages are actually "Loan Officers" who are employed by third party mortgage broker companies. These people get commission for every new mortgage so it's in their interest to lie through their teeth.

Of course the bank has to approve the mortgage before it goes through but the loan officers have been known to lie and forge documents to get the loans approved - usually at the expense of the bank and the home owner.

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