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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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