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I think you’re overestimating the package in question. It’s about 50 significant lines of code total: https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.j
by pavlov 6y ago
I think you’re overestimating the package in question. It’s about 50 significant lines of code total:
https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js https://github.com/feross/safe-buffer/blob/master/index.js
It’s a tiny API wrapper in JavaScript for older Node versions. While useful for someone on older Node, it doesn’t really say anything about the author’s embedded system chops.
- colejohnson66 6y agoIt’s looks like it’s just a polyfill. Not to diminish the achievement, but you’re correct: it’s doesn’t reflect on his embedded skills (if they even exist).
- offtop5 6y agoGood point, I definitely didn't research his actual library.
- ursaspark 6y agokudos for doing the quick research into the actual topic and background of the situation at hand instead of soap-boxing about hypotheticals. This should have been mentioned in the original post as it gives some much-needed perspective about the scale of the contribution.