Oh.. I like this thread. I am not a programmer but would like to learn and when I want to do something I want to be the best at it and do it the right way.
The right being security first and reliability / speed second. So C programming feels like a good challenge. Michael. On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:11:02 -0500 "Bill Royds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only a good programmer can write safe C. > Most programmers are not good programmers. > Therefore most C code is not safe and should not be trusted. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter > Moody Sent: November 29, 2003 12:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] automated vulnerability testing > > > your programmer must be perfect to guarantee security. C is best > > used for low level programming where one needs to be close to the > > hardware(programming in the small). It is not good for large > > applications where modularity and flexibility are more important ( > > programming in the large). > > and for large applications where the programmer needs to be close to > the hardware (programming in the?). like the 3.5 million lines of C > code that comprise the linux kernel... > > I'm sick of lazy programmers who keep complaining how C doesn't hold > your hand VB or some crap. The language does not the coder make. A > good programmer will be able to make lisp, C, smalltalk (etc. etc.) do > what they need it to. > > -- > Peter Moody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Information Security Administrator 831/459.5409 > Communications and Technology Services. UC, Santa Cruz. > http://security.ucsc.edu/pgp/peter.moody.pub > :wq > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
