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A reminder that this author also believes Typescript to be a capitalist conspiracy from Microsoft.
by tptacek 6mo ago
A reminder that this author also believes Typescript to be a capitalist conspiracy from Microsoft.
- bflesch 6mo agoThe lack of proper integer types might as well be a conspiracy.
- rozap 6mo agoReminder that the article was good and there is a lot of truth in it. Also, never trust Microsoft.
- j_w 6mo agoCan you source this? I couldn't find anything from the author like this.
- severine 6mo agoMight be a very very uncharitable reference to this, for example: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/the-oss-bubble-and-the-blogging-bubble/ https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/the-oss-bubble-and-the-...
- j_w 6mo agoI assume this quote in particular? > Typescript, Visual Studio Code, GitHub, npm, and so much more exist primarily because Microsoft executives believe this will lead to more business for Azure and other Microsoft offerings. I don't think its a conspiracy theory to think Microsoft releases their tools with the intention of people using their paid platforms/services. But the original person I replied to definitely thinks the author of the blog post is implying something insidious, which they don't seem to be.
- severine 6mo agoAgreed.
- GeoAtreides 6mo agoah, an actual, not a base insult, but a pure ad hominem in its natural state!