Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5123165
I think Nate Lawson does a much better job of making this argument than I did:
http://rdist.root.org/2010/11/29/final-post-on-javascript-cr...
I think Nate Lawson does a much better job of making this argument than I did:
http://rdist.root.org/2010/11/29/final-post-on-javascript-cr...
> I made JS crypto a very minor part of the talk because I thought it would be obvious why it is a bad idea. Apparently, I was wrong to underestimate the grip it seems to have on web developers.
That was in 2010. Judging from many of the reactions here, today, web developers still very very very much want to believe it's possible.
Although smart people sometimes feel silly repeating themselves, some messages need to be delivered at regular intervals, especially messages most people don't want to hear.