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"Google reiterated on Thursday that the tool is intended to help programmers to find coding examples and obscure function definitions, not parse for flaws."ummm why did they release it to the public then? granted not everybody can read or even comprehend code but now you're gonna have millions of kids messing with people's pages. perhaps it will force programmers to stop being so lethargic with their coding.
I would infact argue that this helps security. A major problem with software is that coders don't realize holes in their code, but being open source allows others who know about those minor holes (which can cause great consequence) to fix them or suggest a fix.I don't know, most people I don't think would be interested in attacking small open source projects. This if anything should make people more aware of the state of our programs.
miothegreatOct 12, 2006
Digg sometimes does that, reloading the page fixes it.
olljOct 12, 2006
I just changed a frontpage into goatse
scottellocoOct 12, 2006
FUD
myarmsOct 12, 2006
"Google reiterated on Thursday that the tool is intended to help programmers to find coding examples and obscure function definitions, not parse for flaws."ummm why did they release it to the public then? granted not everybody can read or even comprehend code but now you're gonna have millions of kids messing with people's pages. perhaps it will force programmers to stop being so lethargic with their coding.
jugalatorOct 12, 2006
Many of these so called "googledorks" can be found neatly categorized here:<a class="user" href="http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/index.php?module=prodreviews">http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/index.php?module=prodreviews</a>
davisthediggerOct 13, 2006
stop biasing ur titles. nobody cares what u say
jas168Oct 17, 2006
I would infact argue that this helps security. A major problem with software is that coders don't realize holes in their code, but being open source allows others who know about those minor holes (which can cause great consequence) to fix them or suggest a fix.I don't know, most people I don't think would be interested in attacking small open source projects. This if anything should make people more aware of the state of our programs.