Evaluating web frameworks

Abundance

Article from Issue 145/2012

Author(s): Kurt Seifried

Stop re-inventing the wheel and build your web applications with the excellent tools already available.

One theme I’ve noticed in many large web applications is badly reinvented wheels. I suspect a lot of this is caused by the “not invented here” syndrome or by developers who want to avoid external dependencies (portability is nice). The problem is that virtually all web applications have a rather complex set of requirements and security needs that often are not implemented well (if at all). And, a lot of us who have been programming web applications for more than a decade might still be a bit mentally stuck in the 2000s, when a little HTML and some form fields were all you needed to make an “interactive” site that actually worked quite well. Conversely, I can’t help but think newer programmers aren’t aware of all the problems already discovered and solved in frameworks during the past decade and a half.

Buy this article as PDF

Express-Checkout as PDF

Price $2.95
(incl. VAT)

Buy Linux Magazine

SINGLE ISSUES

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Print Subs

Digisubs

TABLET & SMARTPHONE APPS

US / Canada

UK / Australia

Related content

Security Lessons – Ruby Tools

Great tools and resources are available to help you write secure Ruby on Rails code. Kurt examines some tools and offers some tips.

more »
Security Lessons: OpenShift

OpenShift and other PaaS products can help take some of the work out of deploying and managing systems.

more »
Security Lessons – Hash Maps

What do all programs have in common? They store data at some point, usually in arrays – everything from commandline options to the input and output. But how is data actually stored by the program? Kurt explains.

more »
Security Lessons: Database Security

Your database can be one of the most vulnerable elements in your organization. We share some tips for detecting and preventing attacks.

more »
Security Lessons

Although you give up control of the underlying infrastructure when you use cloud computing, you can still maintain some control over security.

more »

comments powered by Disqus

Visit Our Shop

Trial Subscription

Digital Subscription

Subscribe

Direct Download

Read full article as PDF:

054-055_kurt.pdf (205.74 kB)

News

Kolab Now Integrates Collabora Online

Kolab Now subscribers now have access to Collabora Online.
Endless OS, a Distribution Without Internet

A new version of Endless OS has been released.
GitHub Announces Open Source Friday Program

They encourage people to take time out and work on open source projects on Friday.
System76 Announces Their Own Distro, Pop!_OS

Pop!_OS is based on Ubuntu and uses the Gnome stack.
Linus Torvalds Talks About His Motivation

He never tires of working on the Linux kernel.
Debian 9 Stretches Its Wings

The new release of Debian has a very strong focus on security.
Trojan Turns Raspberry Pi into a Cryptocurrency Mining Device

Two trojans in the wild are targeting Linux machines.
Fedora 26 Beta Comes with New Features

The workstation comes with the latest Gnome desktop environment and support for many application build systems.
Raspberry Pi Foundation Merges with CoderDojo Foundation

The two foundations join forces to expand their efforts to reach young people.
Samba Security Hole Patched but Risk is Bigger

Millions of devices that use Samba Server are vulnerable to attacks.