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Re:jQuery 4.0.0 Released on Sunday January 18, 2026 @12:41AM (#46665106)
Some corporate machines still run XP. Why upgrade what works?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2024) on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @09:02PM (#41716172)
What are you looking for in a freelance QA? Writing tests or just building frameworks?
> Most developers put the majority of their effort to optimising their apps for the web and the best extensions are made for Chrome on desktop.

You're changing one monopoly for another in the name of convenience. This is the wrong way to think. We have Firefox and Safari for a good reason, and should support them as to not make another IE.

Re:Google Podcasts will die in 2024 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:26PM (#37661686)
Is this really a Google Graveyard body, or is it more that they moved podcast downloads from one app towards another?

> Podcasts on YouTube Music in the US already include access to downloads, background play in places like the car and on smart speakers

It looks more like consolidating competing apps to me.