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Thanks for the clarification. > I lol'ed. Then I don't understand their choice. I know there are many java devs, but I think delivering an API through java sh
by jokoon 13y ago
Thanks for the clarification.
> I lol'ed.
Then I don't understand their choice. I know there are many java devs, but I think delivering an API through java shields from many attack vectors.
I know java has its vulnerabilities, but it's easier to cover those than to design an OS which is secure from a C/C++ point of view.
Using old techs that are being used by many devs has many advantages, one is that security problems won't be new.
And to be clear: I hate java.
> There is no correlation here.
I was just saying it's better to march into known territory which are existing techs, than to create new techs in which you don't know who will find an exploit first: the white hat or the black hat. Existing techs are like old guys you can trust because they've been here for a long time. I guess the sandboxing is very nicely done, but a tech is not mature until it's not a very little bit used in a mainstream fashion, so that security people can look its parts more closely.
I'm not a security expert anyways, I'd love to watch NaCL be used more, but computer security will always make things suck one way or another.
- CmonDev 13y ago"And to be clear: I hate java." Most people probably like JVM rather than Java.
- stcredzero 13y agoThe JVM contains decades worth of knowledge, some of which was developed for languages like Self.
- lucian1900 13y agoThe sole reason for basing Android on Java was its popularity, which grant it good tools and familiarity. The creators said as much several times.