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absolutely. calling the devs incompetent because of a bunch of ad network bullshit is not cool. Most of the JS probably comes in directly from the ad system
by michaelbuddy 11y ago
absolutely. calling the devs incompetent because of a bunch of ad network bullshit is not cool. Most of the JS probably comes in directly from the ad system that devs are unable to improve because they are proprietary. I mean just look at scripts like "Add This". The product people want social sharing easily done. Add This gets installed then suddenly the page hangs up an extra 15 seconds loading god-knows-what of 200 legacy social network scripts and trackers.
- pbh101 11y agoThompson was not saying the devs are incompetent. The dichotomy he made was that either the devs are incompetent or there is something else going on, and then proceeds to delineate what that "something else" is. And while he doesn't explicitly state which he thinks is true, the premise of the article is that it is the latter.