Dangerous Coding Errors Revealed

Errors aside, I wonder how thoroughly the large software developers check their own products for exploitable code deliberately put in by programmers. I'm thinking not so much for reasons of spite against the company. Rather because of being paid by outside sources (competitors? governments?) to do so.

If a programmer wants to put malicious or dangerous code in a program, then it wouldn't be to hard to trace back to that individual. If you want to spend the next 5000 years in a Federal prison, go ahead. The majority of programmers I know are hard working, law-abiding people.

As to the issue of security, programming "back doors" have been put in code since the first JMP's were used for machine language programming. That's SOP for any good programmer.

So, now you guys have me wondering about the amount of programming that is outsourced to foreign lands, and about the immunity to prosecution that would afford an enterprising malcontent. Anyone have the data?

If you are going to make baseless accusations like that then sign up to the site with a username and we can discuss that.

Take responsibility for your comments.

"Experts say many of these errors are not well understood by programmers."

That's the line that scares ME the most!

What part "expert" or Errors"?

"...not well understood by programmers..." That part - but I guess if they understood 'em, they could avoid 'em, huh?

It was the label "Expert" that tripped me, would not the expert of programming errors be a programmer too?

Is this merely a pot calling the kettle black?

Probably. A wise old man once told me that an "ex" is a has-been, and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure, and he'd appreciate it if I not call him either.