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I disagree that it's a common phrase. It's used primarily when talking about cancer or infestations. It is almost never used in any engineering context. Except
by rendall 5y ago
I disagree that it's a common phrase. It's used primarily when talking about cancer or infestations. It is almost never used in any engineering context. Except when people speak about Flash. You don't find that odd at all?
- thfuran 5y agoThat you don't use the word doesn't mean no one does. There's no grand conspiracy here.
- rendall 5y agoIt's not about my using that phrase. It's about how often it's used and in what context. It's inevitable when talking about Flash, but not, say, Windows, or other contexts with security vulnerabilities. Always "Flash" specifically "riddled".
- dijit 5y agoI have used “riddled with problems” and “riddled with security holes” to talk about other software than flash. I just googled the phrase: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-find-Beijing-2022-app-riddled-with-security-flaws https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512175/Investigators-... https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vulnerabilities-avast https://blog.avast.com/aws-freertos-riddled-with-security-vu... https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-security-flaws-researchers-claim/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/hola-vpn-still-riddled-with-se... https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-security-problems/ https://securityinfive.com/episode-659-tiktok-riddled-with-s... https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus-products-are-riddled-with-security-flaws.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2490527/many-antivirus... It’s a common phrase, not a conspiracy.
- drawfloat 5y agoIt's incredibly common.
- Handytinge 5y agoI find your interpretation odd. I use the term "riddled with bugs" in software engineering regularly. It might not be common vernacular in your neck of the woods, but it is where I'm from.
- pyuser583 5y agoI’ve refused the phrase “riddled with security bugs” to describe XML parsers.