Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers
by twostraws on Monday October 27, 2025 @08:53AM
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Eh… I just went to Stack Overflow and searched for "php mysql", and the first result (https://stackoverflow.com/q/79790370) – asked 12 days ago – had SQL injection
Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers
by charcircuit on Monday October 27, 2025 @01:21PM
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This is part of the long tail. I think you are underestimating the role AI is going to be playing in 2040. ChatGPT can already solve that stack overflow question and make the code use the prepared statement correctly. AI will play a pivotal role in helping with the long tail of these issues.
Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers
by twostraws on Monday October 27, 2025 @05:25PM
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If it's all the same to you, I'm going to focus on inspiring people with today's technology, and hopefully help fuel their curiosity to learn about what comes in the future – whatever that may be.
Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers
by charcircuit on Monday October 27, 2025 @07:21PM
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Yes, that is part of what my point is. To focus on today's technology rather than the technology of the 90s or 00s.
I feel like there are more practical and timeless topics that will still be relevant in 2040. Frameworks (abstraction) have largely solved SQL injection and bad cryptography.
Personally I would avoid a cybersecurity focused corriculum and just focus on regular software engineering. Being able to think like who you are attacking and knowing the common pitfalls is most of the battle.