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The biggest insight in that thread is how big of a jerk "PublicByte" is. I sure hope I never have th misfortune of working with that person or anyone like him.

gonzo41 6y ago
Yeah that person really dialed things up to 11 there. But I think it's a tone that stems from a legitimacy thing with javascript having a super low barrier to entry.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
  Did you actually read the function in this library. While yes it's a single line I'm convinced that anyone who thinks this is an "obvious" implementation hasn't actually read the code.
  - gonzo41 6y ago
    Actually I did read the function, and I thought about the cycles that toString.call(arr) == '[object Array]' costs.
    - hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
      Is there some other implementation you think would work?
    - seattle_spring 6y ago
      ... which only gets called if the native implementation of `isArray` is not found.
      - karmakaze 6y ago
        ES5 is a low requirement. I'd rather use a lib that did a better job than one that returns true for the string '[object Array]' or have the app decide for itself what its own types are.
amadeuspagel 6y ago
Yeah, github desperately needs moderation. Maintainers should be able to flag issues, and prevent people who more then x flags from filing issues.
- andrew_ 6y ago
  Blocking works nicely and prevents further interactions.
- OJFord 6y ago
  It added some moderation tooling in the last year or so, I'm not sure about that specifically though.
jchook 6y ago
Some seriously relevant psychoanalysis of this behavior in this article (also on HN front page) about toxic workplaces: https://articles.tilt365.com/identify-destructive-leadership-patterns/ https://articles.tilt365.com/identify-destructive-leadership...
disown 6y ago
Please use harrassment free language. You've broken a few comment rules. Can you review the community guidelines and refrain from breaking the rules? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

gonzo41 6y ago

Yeah that person really dialed things up to 11 there. But I think it's a tone that stems from a legitimacy thing with javascript having a super low barrier to entry.

hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
Did you actually read the function in this library. While yes it's a single line I'm convinced that anyone who thinks this is an "obvious" implementation hasn't actually read the code.
- gonzo41 6y ago
  Actually I did read the function, and I thought about the cycles that toString.call(arr) == '[object Array]' costs.
  - hn_throwaway_99 6y ago
    Is there some other implementation you think would work?
  - seattle_spring 6y ago
    ... which only gets called if the native implementation of `isArray` is not found.
    - karmakaze 6y ago
      ES5 is a low requirement. I'd rather use a lib that did a better job than one that returns true for the string '[object Array]' or have the app decide for itself what its own types are.

amadeuspagel 6y ago

Yeah, github desperately needs moderation. Maintainers should be able to flag issues, and prevent people who more then x flags from filing issues.

andrew_ 6y ago
Blocking works nicely and prevents further interactions.
OJFord 6y ago
It added some moderation tooling in the last year or so, I'm not sure about that specifically though.

jchook 6y ago

Some seriously relevant psychoanalysis of this behavior in this article (also on HN front page) about toxic workplaces: https://articles.tilt365.com/identify-destructive-leadership-patterns/ https://articles.tilt365.com/identify-destructive-leadership...

disown 6y ago

Please use harrassment free language. You've broken a few comment rules. Can you review the community guidelines and refrain from breaking the rules? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html