On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:02 AM, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The essential problem is that people can't get
stuff through the
gatekeepers, so they come up with a workaround. Noting that the
workaround is insecure and saying "just don't do that" doesn't solve
the original need and won't help security. It's not clear to me what
will, but the gatekeeping is an obvious start.
The problem with creating a new system that has no gatekeepers
is that it encourages people who have no business writing code to
end up doing so.
Lowering bars, making it easy to jump into the shallow end, giving
people feedback so they can improve--these are all good things we
can and should do.
-Chad