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> and because others who are using his work are also supposed to be similar professionals I have a hard time believing that anyone who has built so many popula
by danso 8y ago
> and because others who are using his work are also supposed to be similar professionals
I have a hard time believing that anyone who has built so many popular packages on npm (or any open source) also believes that the hundreds of thousands of users who install his work are "similar professionals" to him, or, even if they were, that they have built safeguards against this kind of scenario. I've barely used npm/node in the past few years and even I'm still aware of how the ecosystem makes silent changes to dependencies non-trivial to detect.
> because he's not putting anyone's life in danger
Software has real-world implications.
- mehrdadn 8y agoI'm trying to help you make a potentially good argument stronger, not trying to shut it down. Disputing it and telling me I'm wrong (even if I am) and that electrocuting people is like JS frameworks having "real-world implications" is not going to help you with that.
- danso 8y agoThanks for the help, but I don't see the need in perfecting the analogy. My argument is that volunteer work can be criticized, despite its altruistic intentions. I have no interest in debating with you about how software impacts lives. Apparently, this case has enough potential impact to be a much-discussed controversy.