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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by pferdone on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:25AM (#27115613)
I don't even get how his salary is an argument here, when babel is one of most critical parts in almost all web applications. His knowledge and skillset is way above any average "lead dev" and he's still doing "grunt" work. Sorry, but this is a very reasonable salary.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:32AM (#27115657)
Critical parts in almost all web applications, including those built directly on the pack of this work. Facebook, Gatsby, Next.js, Netlify and Cloudflare (a bit more indirectly).
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by 5560675260 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:05AM (#27117567)
If I had to hazard a guess, it's more of a "thing that somehow got into our React toolchain" and less of a "most critical part".
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by serverholic on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @09:13AM (#27117652)
A thing that, if removed, would be a huge pain.
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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by nsonha on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @12:08PM (#27119856)
No not really, typescript or esbuild, among other things.
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