Calling author(s?) of POF `duct tape programmer(s)' does harm to jwz (http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/09/23.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/20

Calling author(s?) of POF `duct tape programmer(s)' does harm to jwz (http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/09/23.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/09/23.html) They (people who don't actully know how to program) can build a large system on a shoestring budget exactly because they don't know how to build it properly, or how hard it is to. No distractions over those pesky little matters like ACID properties, security, accessibility, etc. etc.. Because those are a major part of what slows programs developed by professional developers. No distractions, no slowdown, until a security consultant mails you a proposition you can't easily refuse. The hackers Mr Chris Russo alleges were exploiting the hole did it quietly (if at all), for obvious reasons. Nobody knew, nobody cared until now. Several years of good business, right? And free publicity now, isn't it?