Subj : java programmer
To   : Nightfox
From : echicken
Date : Wed Feb 17 2016 12:24 am

> I've heard Java has recently improved in its security:
> http://bit.ly/1oHZJSY

> There are many apps written in Java though..  Two fairly big ones are Eclipse
> (an IDE) and Android Studio (an IDE specifically for Android software
> development), which are both written in Java.  Given the number of
> Java/Android developers there are, and the number of apps/platforms that use
> Java, I'm sure Oracle is motivated to fix its vulnerabilities.

He's still thinking in terms of browser plug-ins - and in that context, he's
not wrong.  However your point about desktop applications is entirely valid.
It's one thing to run a program that you made a point of installing locally,
and another thing entirely to run something that your browser loaded from any
old website.

Not that I'm a Java fan (or detractor - I don't care one way or the other), but
I suppose that people who only really know it in the context of ugly/slow
browser applets and security warnings have only that to judge it on.

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