Yeah, before Java showed up it was a happy place. They had flowery meadows and rainbow skies, and rivers made of chocolate, where the programmers danced and laughed and played with gumdrop smiles.
But back in reality, even "good programmers" are going to run into crunch time in the vast number of projects and that bodes purely for well written and *secure* applications.
I agree, it's OK for the government to shut down people I disagree with as long as they leave the people I agree with alone.
I disagree. Someone shut this guy down!
you have a fine argument, but the details are less interesting than the pattern. And just looking at this weeks headlines with respect to AIG, the new york fed, and the sec, it seems pretty clear legality is not the first priority:-)
Perhaps we will manage to do something about some of this. but long term i favor reduced civil rights for politicians and public servants. make it hard to stonewall. make it easy to convict them
BYTE editors are people who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then carefully print the chaff.
