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Re:I can't stand using VSCode so I wrote my own by jjeaff on Sunday April 21, 2024 @06:37PM (#40109841)
I'm sure someone named some "law" after themselves for this. But it is true that the fastest way to get an answer to a question online is not to ask a question; post the wrong answer.
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Re:I can't stand using VSCode so I wrote my own by p4ul on Sunday April 21, 2024 @10:10PM (#40110926)
You are correct!

This is Cunningham's Law [1]! And it seems exceedingly plausible after observing behavior on many online forums!

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law

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