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As someone who dealt professionally with security issues from about 2000 onwards, many involving Flash 0-days, I have about as much fond remembrance of Flash as
by checktheorder 7y ago
As someone who dealt professionally with security issues from about 2000 onwards, many involving Flash 0-days, I have about as much fond remembrance of Flash as I do for polio or smallpox. I regard it as an infectious scourge that humanity has finally largely eradicated, and we're healthier for it.
- josefx 7y agoAs someone who used browsers in 2000 I have the same fond remembrance of JavaScript. Yet for some reason it still spreads like aids instead of following flash on its way out.
- checktheorder 7y agoApples to oranges. Javascript is an open-standard language, not a closed black box runtime like Flash.
- pjmlp 7y agoAh, so now it is ok to have possible exploits or pages that are just a big canvas, 'cause open standards. /s