Running browser extensions through minifiers is pretty representative of the absurdity of the NodeJS/NPM cargo cult. No one who's writing an open source browse

Running browser extensions through minifiers is pretty representative of the absurdity of the NodeJS/NPM cargo cult. No one who's writing an open source browser extension should be using minification, and no one who's installing a browser extension should be installing one that's closed source. Previously: > Most people aren't (or at least feel they aren't) able to take a hardline stance about only using free software, but if there's one area of your digital life you should be able to apply it to, it's browser extensions. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41998764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41998764>