RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats?

["Matt Szubrycht" <matt () bannermasterinc com>]

Ben,

It's probably because of the easy learning curve offered by PHP.  Easy
'hello world' leads to popularity it seems.  

Just my 2 cents,
Matt


-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Livshits [mailto:livshits () cs stanford edu] 
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 12:46 PM
To: webappsec () securityfocus com
Subject: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats?


Are there any good studies of what fraction of Web apps are written in
Java/J2EE vs C#/.NET vs PHP, etc.

Many vulnerabilities reported on SecurityFocus.com daily involve PHP
programs. I was wondering if that's a reflection of the fact that many Web
apps out there are written in PHP. Or is it that vulnerabilities in
proprietary apps that is written in Java or C# simply doesn't make it to
SecurityFocus.com?

Thanks.
-Ben