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The most noteworthy thing about this (misguided) post is that the blogger's professor responded, thoroughly (http://blog.thetonk.com/archives/dont-be-lazy-dont-
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
The most noteworthy thing about this (misguided) post is that the blogger's professor responded, thoroughly (http://blog.thetonk.com/archives/dont-be-lazy-dont-use-eval#comment-168 http://blog.thetonk.com/archives/dont-be-lazy-dont-use-eval#...) and the blogger gracefully backed down("I was proven wrong. It happens.")
- cmtonkinson 17y agoI have to point out that (IMHO) you've taken that quote a _bit_ out of context. If you'll read the rest of my remarks, you'll see the qualification text: I was wrong about eval() in Python however my arguments remain standing in languages which don't support sandboxing - and, as a few readers pointed out, even Python's sandboxing isn't a sure bet. I used Python in my examples because that's where the original disagreement arose.