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POV: You maintain a JS library that 80% of modern web infrastructure uses as a dependency. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 79 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Considering how many websites were temporarily obliterated by the left-pad fiasco, being an npmjs maintainer might be an even higher power-to-effort ratio (by virtue of a near-zero denominator) than being a billionaire CEO.

[-] magikmw@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I still find it hilarious people think linking to some lib online on a live website makes sense. And people still do. Ehh.

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