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Re:A routine gem update ended up creating $73k worth of subs... by metafunctor on Saturday January 08, 2022 @03:41AM (#29849852)
You're right that the language isn't to blame as such.

But if a change like this doesn't cause some kind of uproar in the Ruby community, then the community has a problem.

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Re:A routine gem update ended up creating $73k worth of subs... by astrowilson on Saturday January 08, 2022 @04:12AM (#29849972)
It won’t cause a uproar because Ruby/Rails changes APIs on minor versions all the time. Breaking changes are pushed at a yearly rate and everyone is just expected to cope with them.
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Re:A routine gem update ended up creating $73k worth of subs... by metafunctor on Saturday January 08, 2022 @12:10PM (#29853637)
That’s what I’ve gathered. That still seems stupid to me. Why does the Ruby/Rails community do that?
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