AJAX and Web2.0 are big. PHP has grown but now there is Ruby. It’s been obvious for a long time that technology changes at a very fast pace and the internet seems to change even faster. Based on this, where do you see the web headed? Types of sites, uses of the internet, technologies we use, whatever.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2082014,00.asp?kc=EWWKNEMNL011207EOAD
The referenced article talks about some people going underground to a sale of computer vulnerabilities. Basically, the hackers that found them are trying to sell them to others to exploit. So, for $50,000 you get full ability to use a flaw in Windows that would allow you to install your adware and/or adware that you’ve sold or will get paid for having on a ton of computers.
Some, like Norton, have offered money for finding and turning in security vulnerabilities. IS this a good practice or bad? Should people get paid for finding vulnerabilities? Should people be able to sell a found vulnerability?
As a web developer, what programs and applications do you use frequently?
What do you like about them?
We all know that copying and downloading is illegal. This applies to music,
movies, books, games, etc. One bad thing with downloading is you aren’t
supporting the artists or developer that made the item. If they don’t get
paid they don’t make new items - music, movies, games, books whatever.
A lot of people purchase the above named items used. In that case, you have
the item and you didn’t spend as much, but the artist, writer, or developer
still didn’t get paid anything.
So, is buying second hand or used items better than downloading? Should
they be any more legal?
Youtube has become very popular and was recently purchased for a lot of
money. There are other companies out there that have been doing similar
things in a similar way(Google video is one, and they bought youtube). Do
you think Youtubes popularity was more a catchy name for the technology? Or
Is the name not as important as the features and functionality?
Is Web2.0 and AJAX changing the web?
Are we getting tied to one vendor if Firefox and Flash are using the same scripting engine?
Now that IE 7 is out and Firefox 2 is out and both are supposed to offer better levels of CSS compatibility, will you be looking to make sites that are more compliant and based on the web standards?
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