Posted on 01/29/2013 7:04:53 AM PST by ShadowAce
I was one of the earliest adopters of Java in the world outside of Sun Microsystems, amazed by the active content that could be added to a web page using the JVM. It saddens me that as of several years ago, I make exactly the same recommendation as above.
The best thing Oracle could do for the world would be to give away all the patents it has stolen/eaten to some open foundation, put down all its former empleyees - anyone with a molecule of the rank stink of Oracle on them, and then for the rest collective suicide.
Theoretically any system that uses pre-complied pseudo code that is executed by a virtual machine could allow reflection....
PHB’s PHB is the hacker in that scenario, I believe.
freeping on an xbox and no java or anything else useful
RAM is more-or-less right there, whereas hard drive data has to be found and transferred into RAM for work to be done.
I would echo that remark. Java has been hyped from the beginning as the language of the web when in fact it really is not. It is true that when it was first released, Java was leaps and bounds above C++ and some of the other options out there for web programming which at that time was fairly new. There are now other, better options, designed for programming the web and web browsers. Java is a great server-side language but not so good for the web and browsers.
Yes, C# uses reflection and reflection is a useful and valid tool.
Whether it is C# or Java, the use of reflection is only as secure as the knowledge and attention that the programmer or team that uses it gives to securing it as well as judicious use of the reflection class.
Oracle is not always all that good with its customer support anyway. They make it difficult to do the right things and frequently ignore that which does not pertain to their bottom line. When Oracle bought Java, there was a bit of discussion about how well they would support the syatem and keep it up to date. Any programming language application is only as secure as the knowledge and proficiency of the developer(s) who build it.
An outsider [think Catbert, the evil HR director of OtherBigCorp] can call upon Dilbert and use his reflection capabilities for OtherBigCorp's own purposes.
Seems like they need to turn off reflection, self-awareness which would then trigger or put the onus on developers of Java apps to rewrite their stuff in such a way that those features aren’t needed.
I have no idea or how hard that would be for the various owners of the various apps.
Maybe the reflection/self-awareness only gets turned off in the context of running in a web browser but can be enabled in other use cases.
Some things are best left to they that speak the language and understand the natives/customs
Wow, really?
A bit harsh, but hey, that’s just me.
Basically, Oracle destroys everything it touches. It’s also a fount of corruption and scamming. Let it get its hands on a governemt contract and watch the money disappear while nothing of value gets delivered.
Sometimes I think a basic requirement for an Oracle executive is to have some experience of prison life, or as close as possible.
OK, sell it. :)
Well, all I do know is my ex is an exec there and he is
as upstanding as they come. Not sure about the rest of them!
The only role I see for java is server side where it outshines most every other webtech. It’s a dead-ender client side where HTML5+ has taken over.
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