Comparison of Java and .NET security 461
prostoalex writes "The Computer Science Department at the University of Virginia has published a comparative study of security in Java and .NET in Portable Document Format. DevMktg blog on MSDN summarizes the findings saying that due to careful design process, .NET presents security advantages over Java platform in several areas." From the article: "Where Java evolved from an initial platform with limited security capabilities, .NET incorporated more security capability into its original design. With age and new features, much of the legacy code of Java still remains for backwards compatibility including the possibility of a null SecurityManager, and the absolute trust of classes on the bootclasspath. Hence, in several areas .NET has security advantages over Java because of its simpler and cleaner design."
Except... (Score:4, Funny)
D'OH!
Professionals use C for everything (Score:5, Funny)
C is so successful that C++ had to be invented to get more people into OO style C programming. C++ was designed as an syntax aid for people who lacked the skill writing OO in C by disciplined use of structs and func pointers.
C is obviously too complex for the average CS student who crouch from one alternative to the next.
Java?
Re:.NET? Is this thing still around? (Score:1, Funny)
Screwdrivers? Are you crazy? These things ultimately make buildings very difficult to maintain and scale because a constructor can unnecessarily add all kinds of screws and make it difficult for others to figure out just what the hell is going on. Nails and hammers are always the best tool for the job, any job, for everyone, so I prefer never having any other tools at my disposal and therefore no one should ever use any tools that I am too dumb to master!
Re:Except... (Score:3, Funny)
Eat that, hax0rs!