take_me_out_pls

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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
1. I will do so today. 2. It felt like the only positive thing I could get of this, but maybe it's selfish? 3. Right, I should check that for sure, thanks. 4. Did that immediately when it happened, thanks
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
Yes, but the fact that nothing happened yet doesn't mean it can't happen, right? If they have the code, they can potentially replicate it / sell it. It's not a fun place to be. You are right though, most likely, I can ju
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
Maybe you are right and I'm making wrong assumptions. The reason I make them is that the github account that published it is not the same as the one that worked for us. In fact, the repo was created by another account and the code was
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
yes, did that instantly
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
Yes, you are right. In fact, the github username that published the code is not the same as the one that was working for us. So it's clearly on the consulting firm to blame and not the developer in particular
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
That's awesome feedback. I think I'll ask to get a refund on the latest bill. They are not the biggest contracting firm, but I'm sure they value their reputation and this is a "low" price to pay for their mistake. T
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
Unfortunately, I think you are 100% right. I thought they could help with easy-to-do tasks which they were competent enough to do, but not only they failed with this, now this happens. This is not just incopetency, like you said, this is f
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by take_me_out_pls 5y ago
I do have screenshots and "solid" evidence that the account is from a developer from the same consulting firm, but I think it's a very hard case to defend. I agree that trashing their name all over the internet is the easiest
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Ask HN: A contractor published all my private code publicly. What would you do?
37 points by take_me_out_pls 5y ago|23 comments