Looks like the kidnapper also stole the null terminator for this string!

Any context on him "trashing his reputation"?

I don't really get why we need social media elements in GitHub at all

What does "FE" stand for in this context? Sorry if it's obvious, I just don't see anywhere that it's actually written out.

I've seen this same thing happen with Python's type hints. Turns out giving an "escape hatch" type for devs who have no clue what the type actually is leads to a lot of useless type hints.

What the hell are you talking about

Bet you $50 we later learn this guy was orchestrating a supply chain attack.

I'm a bit confused about the premise of the article. Does anyone assert that typing speed is a bottleneck at all? I've been in the industry for years, and have never heard that claim.

I do agree about the whole "less code is not always more", but I get confused when the author keeps bringing it back to typing speed.

Most sites load no content at all if JS is disabled.

What the heck is this paywalled article doing here? That's some reddit-level shit.

I'm confused. What makes you think they have been put in a position of authority? Anyone can simply create a fork, or a separate project completely, and go a different direction. You're not obligated to use any third party crate.

I do agree that they handled that interaction pretty poorly, though.

Bold of you to assume they even clicked the link