The Security of Popular Programming Languages 189
An anonymous reader writes "Deciding which programming language to use is often based on considerations such as what the development team is most familiar with, what will generate code the fastest, or simply what will get the job done. How secure the language might be is simply an afterthought, which is usually too late. A new WhiteHat Security report approaches application security not from the standpoint of what risks exist on sites and applications once they have been pushed into production, but rather by examining how the languages themselves perform in the field. In doing so, we hope to elevate security considerations and deepen those conversations earlier in the decision process, which will ultimately lead to more secure websites and applications."
Re:python?! (Score:5, Funny)
It's the hip and cool language. If you owned vinyl records and were a vegan, like me, you would know that. But then again, I don't even *OWN* a TV and I was into that band way before they became all commercial. So I can't expect the rest of you to understand.
Re:Depends on who uses them (Score:5, Funny)
That can't be, My choice language has been told to be the most secure ever.
So
Input $Login
Input $Password
Let $LoginID= SQLQuery("SELECT LoginID from Logins where Login = '" $Login "' and Password = '" $Password "'
I am can rest comfortably knowing that I am perfectly secure.
Re:Subtle attack against C/C++ (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, some of us find manual memory management sexually fulfilling, you insensitive clod!
Re:Wonder how Ada 2012 would fare... (Score:1, Funny)
That's because even legitimate programmers can't get COBOL to do anything.