Re: why microsoft choose mfc rather than wtl?

>> The reason for ATL is twofold: first, to make controls small enough
>> to put on a Web page. This is a bogus reason, because putting native
>> executable code on a Web page to implement a control is deeply
>> unethical.
>
>I agree with you all the way, there. Whoever came up with the idea of
>downloading executable code and runing it in a webpage ought to be shot.
>It's a very flexible and versatile technique but that counts for nothing
>if it can't be made secure.

I respect both of your opinions, even though you have inadvertently
called me 'unethical', but I would appreciate it if you could tell me
good reasons for your blanket condemnation. Maybe there is a better
way to do some things, but being relatively new to Web programming I
have not found any. So I built an Activex control and added it to my
web page. I am currently having a little problem getting it to
download properly, but that is the subject of a different thread, and
I am confident that the problem will be resolved soon.

Now this is a business application, and I think that both of you do
programming in that realm - that is why I find your view a little
strange. It seems to me that there are sufficient safeguards built
into the system to make this perfectly safe. In my case, all
communication between the client and the server is done via SSL, and
the identities of both the client and the server are confirmed by
certificates. When the Activex control needs to be updated, a new
copy is placed on the server and the web page is updated to specify
the new version number. The next time the client accesses the page,
they will automatically get the updated control. This is a TON easier
than having to distribute the new control to thousands of clients and
expect that they will all install it without problems!

So, tell me, what is so 'unethical' about the above scenario?

Thanks, Russ
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