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Re:I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself by hamandcheese on Saturday August 02, 2025 @12:55AM (#44764988)
> There's a tool I could have used to fix it, but it's accompanied by a message saying that if you use it without permission you'll be fired.

Sometimes I name certain APIs/function names/whatever with a "do_not_use_or_you_will_be_fired" suffix. Generally for hacks I don't want people to copy-pasta. I can't actually fire anyone, but it gets peoples attention (especially more junior folks).

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Re:I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself by cyberax on Saturday August 02, 2025 @01:56AM (#44765176)
React has a bunch of those: https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/ddf8bc3fbac7aefbf557e...
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Re:I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself by cyphar on Saturday August 02, 2025 @03:44AM (#44765582)
Of course, it doesn't stop people from asking if they can use it: https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/issues/3896
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