Eval is not a good idea because programmers inevitably have trouble with "Little Bobby Tables"[1]. There is a place for eval. Just not in a language which is g

Eval is not a good idea because programmers inevitably have trouble with "Little Bobby Tables"[1]. There is a place for eval. Just not in a language which is going to be used on Grandma's devices. [1] http://xkcd.com/327/ http://xkcd.com/327/