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avaq

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About avaq

Functional JavaScript programmer;

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/avaq; my proof: https://keybase.io/avaq/sigs/7MkuxNuiCZFESUNepusZTXSGyaOzFBvwy6tAWMnAYSs ]

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    Comment #48519894

    Imagine a feature in git, where when you merge, you get a single new commit on the main branch like you want, where the message could describe the changes in summary, like you want…

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    Comment #48104553

    The point is to dissuade mass token revocations. Let's say the attack becomes hugely succesful and the worm spreads to thousands of devices. GitHub/NPM could just revoke all compro…

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    Comment #45471631

    > I wouldn't even be against requiring a professional certification organization for developers before they're allowed to publish software to the masses Is Google that organization…

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    Comment #44796748

    Uhm, don't do it, then. That's like arguing that the addition of the ternary operator is a bad one because not all if/else blocks look better when translated into it. The goal is t…

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    Comment #44795728

    They can't implement function application without tanking performance? I find that hard to believe. Especially considering that function application is already a commonly used (and…

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    Comment #44795371

    Not only have we been waiting for 10 years, the most likely candidate to go forward is not at all what we wanted when the proposal was created: We wanted a pipe operator that would…

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    Comment #38904580

    SEEKING WORK | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | Remote okay (prefer EU timezone) Technologies: Functional Programming, React, Node.js, Linux, NixOS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Haskell, fp…

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    Comment #38868704

    Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Unlikely Technologies: Functional Programming, React, Node.js, Linux, NixOS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Haskell, …

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    Comment #38491623

    Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Unlikely Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Linux, NixOS, Haskell, Node.js, fp-ts, Deno, Docker, Git…

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    Comment #35490865

    Suggestion: NoTelly

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    Comment #33635036

    > I envisioned a plot, with a steep curve: x is time, but what’s on y? This question really got me thinking, because I've always envisioned a plot as well, but the phrase always ma…

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    Comment #27747666

    Yeah, I've heard about some of those cases. It's surprising how far copyright can be stretched sometimes. What's more surprising is to see copyleft advocates positioned so strongly…

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    Comment #27744840

    The way I see it, if you would use Copilot to completely (or largely) reproduce an existing work (software), then you would be infringing copyright. This is similar to using an AI …

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    Comment #16391051

    This article is a bit similar to one I wrote a while ago: https://medium.com/@avaq/broken-promises-2ae92780f33

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    Comment #15118590

    Thank you!

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