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Hubris Boy · 07-06-2001, 04:48 AM

Mmmmm... if you say so.

Personally, I've always had serious reservations about Visual Basic as a "real" programming language, particularly from the standpoint of security. (That's probably not fair... but usually you see these things running on NT/IIS and they're never locked down properly. Buffer overflow, anyone?) Maybe it's because I'm a Unix geek from way back, but I've always considered VB a language for people who can't learn C or Perl. (Die, Microsoft! Die!!)

This vBulletin thing seems to work pretty well for a low-traffic site, though. Do you get the source code when you buy it?

07-06-2001, 04:48 AM	#2
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Visual Basic? Mmmmm... if you say so. Personally, I've always had serious reservations about Visual Basic as a "real" programming language, particularly from the standpoint of security. (That's probably not fair... but usually you see these things running on NT/IIS and they're never locked down properly. Buffer overflow, anyone?) Maybe it's because I'm a Unix geek from way back, but I've always considered VB a language for people who can't learn C or Perl. (Die, Microsoft! Die!!) This vBulletin thing seems to work pretty well for a low-traffic site, though. Do you get the source code when you buy it? __________________ "Never understimate the power of stupid people in large groups."