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My thoughts exactly, Kyrah. If we teach that it's bad practice to be used in other languages, what could be redeeming about using it in LSL? I understand the whole "dynamicism" aspect in terms of writing code that can change depending on where it's loaded from, but I can also think of more negatives than positives if this function were ever to come to fruition. It encourages dangerous practices and lazy coding. | My thoughts exactly, Kyrah. If we teach that it's bad practice to be used in other languages, what could be redeeming about using it in LSL? I understand the whole "dynamicism" aspect in terms of writing code that can change depending on where it's loaded from, but I can also think of more negatives than positives if this function were ever to come to fruition. It encourages dangerous practices and lazy coding. | ||
--[[User:Hawkster Westmoreland|Hawkster Westmoreland]] 21:42, 9 July 2011 (PDT) | --[[User:Hawkster Westmoreland|Hawkster Westmoreland]] 21:42, 9 July 2011 (PDT) | ||
:Not only is it dangerous today, it gets ever more dangerous as script capabilities increase. You might think it's a reasonable risk today, but what about tomorrow when you give a presentation at a stockholder meeting where the majority shareholder exploits llRestrainedLife(), talk about a bind you would be in then. -- '''[[User:Strife_Onizuka|Strife]]''' <sup><small>([[User talk:Strife_Onizuka|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Strife_Onizuka|contribs]])</small></sup> 23:01, 9 July 2011 (PDT) | |||
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What could possibly motivate LL to implement what is a GAPING SECURITY HOLE waiting to be used, in LSL? Kyrah Abattoir 18:39, 23 March 2010 (UTC)
My thoughts exactly, Kyrah. If we teach that it's bad practice to be used in other languages, what could be redeeming about using it in LSL? I understand the whole "dynamicism" aspect in terms of writing code that can change depending on where it's loaded from, but I can also think of more negatives than positives if this function were ever to come to fruition. It encourages dangerous practices and lazy coding. --Hawkster Westmoreland 21:42, 9 July 2011 (PDT)
- Not only is it dangerous today, it gets ever more dangerous as script capabilities increase. You might think it's a reasonable risk today, but what about tomorrow when you give a presentation at a stockholder meeting where the majority shareholder exploits llRestrainedLife(), talk about a bind you would be in then. -- Strife (talk|contribs) 23:01, 9 July 2011 (PDT)