Software Security Past and Present

Text on the meme

Software Security PAST Your code has a lot of pointer arithmetic... Is it safe? I'm an excellent C++ developer. Besides, what's the worst that could happen? A crash? PRESENT Your code has a lot of external dependencies... Is it safe? I'm using a secure programming language. Besides, everything is open source. What could ever happen?

What it means

A two-panel comic contrasts past and present software security concerns. In the past, a confident C++ developer dismisses pointer arithmetic risks; in the present, a developer trusts a secure language and open-source dependencies, humorously showing that software security problems keep changing rather than disappearing. It is sent as a reaction to overconfidence about code safety and modern development practices.

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office worker / офисный работник computer monitor / компьютерный монитор laptop / ноутбук desk / письменный стол office chair / офисное кресло keyboard / клавиатура mouse / мышь white shirt / белая рубашка blue shirt / синяя рубашка comic panels / панели комикса speech text / текстовые реплики pale yellow background / бледно-жёлтый фон pale green background / бледно-зелёный фон C++ code / код C++external dependencies / внешние зависимости