[dvt]

Had the same thought. Also confused at the backhanded compliment that pickle got:

> Just look at Python's pickle: it's a completely insecure serialization format. Loading a file can cause code execution even if you just wanted some numbers... but still very widely used because it fits the mix-code-and-data model of python.

Like, are they saying it's bad? Are they saying it's good? I don't even get it. While I was reading the post, I was thinking about pickle the whole time (and how terrible that idea is, too).

[benj111]

A thing can be good and bad. Everything is a tradeoff. The reason why C is 'good' in this instance is the lack of safety, and everything else that makes C, C (see?) but that is also what makes C bad.

[zadikian]

The article is saying it's good, or at least good enough. I don't necessarily agree with the rest of the article.