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Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by blondin on Thursday July 11, 2019 @05:10PM (#20415887)
yes! he has been one of my favorite programmers over all these years. so happy that he continues to dispel the 10x programmer myth. at least, as far as i am concerned. we should all take note. it's less about productivity but more about focus and hard work.

this project seems to have started in 2017. from a quick glance at the code, they used c (his favorite language) -- which by the way people are still there convincing us not to use. many of us would have been discouraged, distracted, or simply fazed by the pace of our field.

that is so inspiring.

Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by ctz on Thursday July 11, 2019 @05:19PM (#20415944)
> from a quick glance at the code, they used c (his favorite language) -- which by the way people are still there convincing us not to use.

Here is an alleged UAF in this library https://twitter.com/qwertyoruiopz/status/1149424025111801858

Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by blondin on Thursday July 11, 2019 @08:24PM (#20417102)
that's an excellent point. kudos for that hacker!
Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by hn_throwaway_99 on Thursday July 11, 2019 @05:21PM (#20415963)
> so happy that he continues to dispel the 10x programmer myth

What do you mean by that? The only way I see him dispelling that myth is that he's a 100x programmer instead of a 10x.

Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by anderspitman on Thursday July 11, 2019 @08:26PM (#20417120)
Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by nkozyra on Thursday July 11, 2019 @10:20PM (#20417576)
I think OP was saying the myth of the myth was dispelled.
Re:QuickJS JavaScript Engine by segmondy on Thursday July 11, 2019 @09:46PM (#20417435)
if anything he's proving the 10x programmer. You will have a tough time hiring 10 different average programmers to build that.