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developers not liable
Talkback I am in agreement with the above statements, we as developers do due diligence to ensure that the code and software we produce is secure. since door protects the home, door maker should be liable the perpetrator should be held liable because he...
[January 22, 2007, 6:34]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Individual developers can not know whether an end-to-end system is secure. So why not make developers responsible for ALL sins of ommission? Here's why Schmidt is an idiot. They can only know their own piece of it.
[October 12, 2005, 17:42]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
News Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor, on Tuesday. Speaking at Secure London 2005, Schmidt, who is now the president and...
[October 12, 2005, 12:15]
Developers embrace Google Wave
News Google's ambitious Wave project fired up developers at the company's I/O conference, with some comparing the product's impact to the iPhone. Following a session in which developers were given a peek under the hood at the technology and what it...
[May 29, 2009, 17:30]
Developers asked to speak out on Web standards
News Web developers are being called on for feedback, after the release of a speech recognition grammar specification from the World Wide Web Consortium. Share your experience with others on the Developers Forum.
[June 28, 2002, 15:54]
Developers are key to Vista's ultimate success
News There's a reason Steve Ballmer runs around screaming about developers. Jay Roxe, a group product manager in Microsoft's developer division, said that the company is seeing a lot of new applications from users who wouldn't normally be considered...
[January 25, 2007, 9:30]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback There are huge problems with this idea: a) developers are only one part of the TEAM that produces the code; what about those that were involved in the code inspections? b) developers are in a hugely economically disadvantaged situation compared to...
[October 12, 2005, 16:46]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback CMM doesn't represent how good your developers are. It just represents how much time and money is wasted on the process, as opposed to the quality of the code. CMM 5 organizations still launch satellites that are completely non-functional.
[October 12, 2005, 16:38]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Developers all leave the field after the first few lawsuits, no software gets written, no bugs are introduced. Security holes are often the function not of developers work but of managements, and/or software integrators.
[October 12, 2005, 16:36]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Customers want developers to write software that does everything for a low cost. Employers have to meet tight margins which don't allow small IT firms the luxury of training their staff. The cost of training courses and materials aside, we cannot...
[October 12, 2005, 15:56]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback There are no more developers except those that have signed contracts with their target audience, which limit damages and responsibility. If we take this to its logical conclusion we have two scenarios:
[October 12, 2005, 16:30]
Developers' mixed reaction to Macromedia takeover
News Adobe's proposed acquisition of Macromedia took software developers by surprise, stirring a mix of apprehension and optimism about the fate of the joined companies and their respective software titles.
[April 19, 2005, 9:50]
Developers discover the cost of .Net
News Microsoft on Tuesday announced the first details of what it will charge software developers to build applications linked to its .Net My Services Web services plan. Developers can choose to support some or all of those in the applications they...
[October 24, 2001, 9:12]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback You can hold developers responsible: How many Windows PCs did you buy after your first virus hit you? Why did you do that? The accountability system IS there. I went out spent a lot of money to get a Mac, as the probability of getting hacked into...
[October 13, 2005, 0:57]
Developers rush to exploit social-app demand
News With the buzz surrounding social networking, it may surprise few that developers are flocking to develop applications on these platforms to take advantage of the growing trend. Facebook Connect is a single sign-on service enabling users to share...
[March 10, 2009, 8:23]
Sun-Microsoft Java spat: Developers the biggest losers
News Microsoft is steering developers who are enamoured of Java but interested in developing applications that are .Net compliant, as well as services, toward Microsoft's new programming language, called C# (pronounced "C-sharp").
[January 25, 2001, 9:11]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback As a professional software engineer, I strongly disagree with the stance that “Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write”. Negligent Software Developers are not the only cause of security holes.
[October 13, 2005, 4:12]
Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes
Talkback Since most companies have developers relinquish their rights to the code, it doesn't make sense that they should be liable. Since a company can choose to minimize QA or eliminate it --its not fair to penalize the developers.
[October 12, 2005, 16:24]
Developers expect SaaS boom
News More than half of software developers worldwide expect to work on internet-hosted applications during 2009, confirming the success of software-as-a-service, according to a survey from Evans Data. North American developers had the highest current...
[January 13, 2009, 15:21]
Developers cautiously welcome Vista
News The majority of developers that Builder UK spoke to at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC) on Wednesday were enthusiastic about the appearance and features of Vista. Other developers were excited about the features for developers in...
[September 15, 2005, 12:25]
