Re:Rookie coding mistake prior to Gab hack came from site’s CTO
by lioeters on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:12AM
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> former co-worker with a personal grudge
That explains a lot, and shame on ArsTechnica for enabling that person's petty revenge.
Anyone, including a CTO, can make mistakes and introduce accidental vulnerabilities. It's not productive nor healthy as a culture to blame someone for being imperfect.
The best thing to do, as a company, is to learn from such a mistake, and improve processes to catch and fix it earlier, before it gets released.
It's disappointing to see Ars participate in a low-ball personal attack, calling out a "rookie coding mistake". They're encouraging a toxic mindset.
That explains a lot, and shame on ArsTechnica for enabling that person's petty revenge.
Anyone, including a CTO, can make mistakes and introduce accidental vulnerabilities. It's not productive nor healthy as a culture to blame someone for being imperfect.
The best thing to do, as a company, is to learn from such a mistake, and improve processes to catch and fix it earlier, before it gets released.
It's disappointing to see Ars participate in a low-ball personal attack, calling out a "rookie coding mistake". They're encouraging a toxic mindset.