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  • I like to point to my experience with PHP [perl.org] as why I shy away from it. But that's simply not good enough - I mean, anyone can write insecure code with any language.

    I'm not sure this is a worthy project. IMO, we need to get programmers good at what they do. KISS (Keep It Secure, Stupid!). Converting them to a new language resets their capabilities instead of getting them closer to writing that killer app.

    Peace,

    Jason
    • I mean, anyone can write insecure code with any language.

      Although Perl makes it very easy to NOT write insecure code by using taint mode. That's a huge bonus over PHP.

      We'll be sure to put taint mode on the list.

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      • Yeah, that was my initial thought, too, but put yourself in the shoes of a PHP programmer. They just want to hack something quick to get the job done. Taint mode adds complexity to the task at hand.

        And I'm sure there's something similiar that can be done in PHP (register_globals, etc).

        IMHO, the clincher is CPAN (though PHP has PEAR -- odd their latest news [php.net] is >1y old, though -- maybe PHP uses something else?). With CPAN, a Perl Web programmer can design/code from a high level and look for CPAN modules
        • put yourself in the shoes of a PHP programmer. They just want to hack something quick to get the job done.

          That's far too broad of a brush. Just in the room of a dozen PHP folks last night, there were two camps. There were the people in the "I just want something quick to get it done" group, as you suspect, and there was the "PHP was what I learned years ago, and I've never seen a reason to change" group. It's this latter group that I'm most concerned with.

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