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Just uninstalled the package, are there any alternatives available? I can live without it but it'd be nice if I had something to replace it with
Re:Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub on Friday July 07, 2017 @11:52PM (#14723981)
we don't know the exact phrasing, but considering she "called the data scientist out on her transphobic survey" does imply she indirectly insulted the data scientist
Re:Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:48AM (#14708404)
yes, we should be sensitive to it, but let's say this story came from a straight white man. if you were github, would you want someone toxic working for you? someone who's accused someone of being transphobic over a form they made? someone who's toxic in Slack with all the other members? someone who starts writing bad code (failing at their own job)? no, you wouldn't. just because someone's a minority doesn't give them the right to be treated above others. it's a little something called equality.
Re:Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub on Thursday July 06, 2017 @01:39AM (#14708369)
>tell data scientist their poll is flawed because it only includes "transgender" instead of "transgender female" and that makes them transphobic. >data scientist is upset and tells management. >management tells you to stop being a jerk. >proceed to be toxic in all your PRs and on Slack. >management tells you to stop being a jerk. >they put you under review. >start getting emotional and say you have emotional trauma. >management tells you to stop trying to manipulate them with your sob story. >start making bad code for weeks. >get fired. >write a blog post attacking them. >call people who work at github *holes on their twitters. and she thinks this was all an attack on her because of her gender? hell, they hired her for that.

Ask HN: How big of a hand does Facebook play in React?

Hi, I'm curious about how much Facebook is behind React because I'm strongly opposed to Facebook due to it's privacy policies. I'm trying to find out Facebook's relations to React; is it just something Facebook bought out/funds or was it made entirely by engineers at Facebook? I currently know VueJS but I've been considering picking up React because so many jobs seem to require it lately, any...

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Re:Ask HN: Do you think VueJS will surpass React? on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:49AM (#13905247)
Ah, like how babel was able to compete with typescript despite typescript being funded by Microsoft and babel by community efforts
Re:Ask HN: Do you think VueJS will surpass React? on Sunday March 19, 2017 @12:35AM (#13905199)
That's one of the main reasons I decided to go with Vue, I don't trust Facebook. I also didn't like the fact FB could take away your right to use their framework if they didn't like what you were making with it (e.x. anything facebook sees as a threat).

Ask HN: Do you think VueJS will surpass React?

Considering boarding the Vue hype train but I'm left wondering: will it be worth it, or am I just wasting my time? React already has a firm hold in the industry it seems, and I'm just not sure if Vue would be able to top it. I'm curious if anyone really involved in the industry would be able to tell me their thoughts on the rise of Vue and if it'll be able to persist like React has.

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Ask HN: Are Programming Salaries Inaccurate?

We've all seen the big salaries job sites seem to tout around, but just how accurate are they? I've been talking with people who are full-time developers who barely made 20k a year at their job. In specific, I know a guy who works on huge projects with React and Redux etc who makes 15k a year. On the contrary, sites claim just knowing html, css, and some jquery can land you a job with $60k in...

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Ask HN: Looking to freelancing as a source of income

Hi, I currently live in a place where the tech industry is pretty... well, nonexistant to say the least. This doesn't bode well for me given my interest in web development. So, instead, I've looked to freelancing as a source of income. I'm curious as to see if it'd be enough to support me without any other source of income. Also if you could tell me where/how you freelance (such as upwork)...

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