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I don't think this is that big of a deal. Pretty much every developer I know has learned about security through this exact process. Either a senior developer o

by equark 16y ago

I don't think this is that big of a deal. Pretty much every developer I know has learned about security through this exact process. Either a senior developer or user exposes the flaw and smart, but new, developers quickly realize the didn't understand the attack angles. Without concrete experience it's pretty hard to appreciate how exactly these attacks work. But after a few exploits you start getting paranoid, understand the basic problems, and are always thinking and reading about how your code might be missing something. These guys seem reasonably smart so I expect after a few months of exposure, they'll be fine.

code_duck 16y ago
Why would the community of experienced developers who are supposedly expected to be interested in working on this project, find it rewarding to sit around and wait for them to work through their training wheels? This whole situation really is absurd.
- equark 16y ago
  It doesn't seem absurd to me that a few college friends want to hack together a project to fix a problem they see. I think it's great, regardless of whether they succeed. Nobody is forcing you to join them.
  - code_duck 16y ago
    Nothing at all is absurd about what they're doing - what is surreal is all the media attention and the expectations it has created in the average person regarding this. I don't think it's in the benefit of these four guys, actually. They're lucky in some ways and really unfortunate from other perspectives. I don't even know how I'd feel if I was in their shoes right now. The idea that 'these guys are going to get all this money, and work for three months, and then surely deliver this top notch 'facebook killer' that we all want to use!' is a bit absurd, that's all, given that there are plenty of other projects working in this area, and there would be no reason at all to think that this one would be superior, the best, or even suitable. If it wasn't for the nytimes, etc. this would be just another project on github. The media has taken a normal situation and screwed it up majorly, and it doesn't appear to me that it's going to turn out that great for anyone involved.

by equark 16y ago

code_duck 16y ago

Why would the community of experienced developers who are supposedly expected to be interested in working on this project, find it rewarding to sit around and wait for them to work through their training wheels? This whole situation really is absurd.

equark 16y ago
It doesn't seem absurd to me that a few college friends want to hack together a project to fix a problem they see. I think it's great, regardless of whether they succeed. Nobody is forcing you to join them.
- code_duck 16y ago
  Nothing at all is absurd about what they're doing - what is surreal is all the media attention and the expectations it has created in the average person regarding this. I don't think it's in the benefit of these four guys, actually. They're lucky in some ways and really unfortunate from other perspectives. I don't even know how I'd feel if I was in their shoes right now. The idea that 'these guys are going to get all this money, and work for three months, and then surely deliver this top notch 'facebook killer' that we all want to use!' is a bit absurd, that's all, given that there are plenty of other projects working in this area, and there would be no reason at all to think that this one would be superior, the best, or even suitable. If it wasn't for the nytimes, etc. this would be just another project on github. The media has taken a normal situation and screwed it up majorly, and it doesn't appear to me that it's going to turn out that great for anyone involved.