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For a bit more context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839786 In essence, It seems to be the case of a de
by mrtksn 5y ago
For a bit more context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29839786
In essence, It seems to be the case of a developer getting screwed, being disillusioned, becoming political, making bombs?, attacking the ecosystem etc.
Many years ago, I recall another developer of popular NPM packages(Azer Koçulu) pulling a similar thing[0].
https://qz.com/646467/how-one-programmer-broke-the-internet-by-deleting-a-tiny-piece-of-code/ https://qz.com/646467/how-one-programmer-broke-the-internet-...
We followed each other on Twitter, I recall him being disillusioned with SV and angry to Wikipedia for some reason(I think he believed on some greater plan or agenda pushed by SV companies, including Wikipedia). I disagreed and got unfollowed and blocked. Later, if I recall correctly, he got married and was touring the world.
- hnthrowaway0315 5y agoProgrammers have all the power to hurt things but they rarely think about using that power. Sometimes it's not how much value you can create that wins the day, but how much pain you can strike at other people that counts. Politics is like that. Ugly, but necessary.
- arvinsim 5y agoThe sad thing is that some(most?) of them only want to think about the code and do not want to do deal with the real world implications of the software that they are involved in.
- hnthrowaway0315 5y agoThat's kinda OK-ish (for them), but politics is a monster that will bite you if you don't care.