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Choice of Programming Language Doesn't Matter For Security 192

An anonymous reader writes "The Security Ninja has written a blog post which discusses web programming languages and the fact that they are all insecure. It's based on a report from WhiteHat Security and aims to dispel the myth that some languages will guarantee that an application will be more or less secure than other languages. '... secure code is the product of a secure development process and real business commitment to deliver secure applications which includes developer education. The absence of these processes and business commitments will lead to web applications being developed insecurely regardless of the language being used.'"

Comment Re:Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Score 1) 263

Can a blind person install and configure windows, iis, SQL server, exchange, and active directory?

Once your favorite OSS tool is installed can a blind person use them?


Some type of assistive technology (AT) is generally present which helps in providing access to the UI (Speakup for the Linux console, JAWS for the Windows GUI, Gnopernicus for Gnome (which is still in development as far as I know), etc.) If the appropriate AT is installed and working properly, tasks such as those listed above aren't an issue.

Interestingly enough, speaking as someone who is blind, it was much easier to install Linux given that Speakup can be made available as a part of the kernel providing speech almost from the moment it loads. Windows screen reading packages such as JAWS must be installed after the OS, and Narrator (a minimal screen reading tool built into Windows XP) isn't actually made available until 95% of the installation process has completed.

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