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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by joyfulmantis on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:41AM (#22709475)
"Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents."

"Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for."

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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by joyfulmantis on Saturday March 28, 2020 @02:11AM (#22709560)
I was not referring to what you said about JavaScript, but rather your inclusion of a unrelated, unnecessary and highly polarizing political tangent.
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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by DonHopkins on Saturday March 28, 2020 @02:33AM (#22709619)
I'm sorry, I didn't think it was controversial that Trump did that kind of stuff, and it made a perfect metaphor. But even if you disagree about Trump, I think you can still understand the metaphor about JavaScript fat arrow functions. Can you think of a better metaphor?

Edit: I added "(or Obama)" for people who are offended by me pointing out what everyone knows about Trump.

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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by saagarjha on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:00AM (#22709695)
> Can you think of a better metaphor?

One that doesn’t involve politics?

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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by DonHopkins on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:02AM (#22709700)
Programming language design IS politics. Especially JavaScript. How do you think it got its name?
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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by saagarjha on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:09AM (#22709717)
Not that kind of politics.
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Re:Is there any code in Firefox (as of 2020) that comes from... by at_a_remove on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:31AM (#22709784)
Many of us are trying to escape "Trump Derangement Syndrome" which has become infectious almost everywhere else.
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