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Re: Do you compile production programs for debug?

On 3/31/2015 3:10 PM, Dan wrote:
There are security considerations. Imagine a malicious programmer
debugging the Accounts Payable check program:

Why would a programmer have that level of access to a production system?

That was the scenario under discussion.

Personally, I would address that before I'd worry about leaving debug in
production apps.

I don't think this is a hypothetical case of 'what happens if I
accidentally leave debug data in a program' but it won't be the first
time I'm wrong today.


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