[CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

[Les Mikesell]

On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Patrick <patrick at spellingbeewinnars.org> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java
> security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it.
>
> However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the media
> blown out of proportion ?
>

The security issues mostly related to running programs with the
browser plugings and they seem to be mostly fixed.  As far as using it
as a server-side or standalone programming language goes it is as good
as anything else.

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