 Remember, non-canonicalized paths are never to be used for anything on UNIXes. They cannot be trusted. Ideally, stop storing stuff in the filesystem and use a proper database. Odds are it'll perform better anyway (on top of the other consistency & reliability benefits). This is prompted by the news of yet another exploitable path-based vulnerability. 7 comments
@SpaceLifeForm The main systems I'm aware of that have used them have awful results because they fucked up their implementation and failed to properly document anything. I'm not convinced that a proper system couldn't make registry-style configuration much preferable. Such a system would also probably do away with the limited abstraction of filesystems though, similarly to what various LispOS papers suggest. True. It is possible to implement a filesystem in a RDBMS if you put in the effort. May not work as fast, but you can make it reliable ACID wise.   |
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Neither can Communists, who belong in chippers, plastic shredders, or ovens.