Adobe, Microsoft score high on scripting security

eWeek | at | by Mike

Adobe Systems and Microsoft scored high marks for security among scripting language environment providers, according to a recent survey by Evans Data.

According to Evans Data, Adobe Flex and Microsoft ASP.Net AJAX, previously known by the code name "Atlas," took top honors for security among popular scripting language offerings.

In the study, titled the "2007 Scripting LanguagesDevelopers Choice Report," Evans Data surveyed more than 400 developers about 12 scripting languages: Ruby, ASP.Net AJAX, Flex, Python, Cold Fusion, PHP, Action Script, XAML, JavaScript, Perl, VB Script and Tcl, the company said.