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Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by GoblinSlayer »

viraptor wrote: post #131
pshirshov wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not at all. People preferred to use english to feel some connection to the world. That was mostly psychological. A Silicon Valley cargo cult if you wish. Also the company always avoided any use of external contractors.

I think you're reading to much into this. It's easier to not switch languages in one task. If you're using an English-based programming language and English libraries/frameworks, you're not going to name your own variables in a different language. Comments most often follow that too. Any time I see someone attempt that, it's extremely distracting.

Programming languages aren't really based on English. I'd say they are farther from English than English is from Proto-Indo-European.

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by srg0 »

from wrote: post #55

They use p0f for TCP fingerprinting in their nginx config :) Edit: Cool spam factors in extsearch/robot/index/metadoc/lib/links/spam_factors.h: SF_WEB_HOST_RANK = 0, SF_GREEN_TRAFFIC_SHARE_NORMALIZED = 1, SF_ADULTNESS_BETA = 2, SF_NOT_FOUND_RANKS = 3, SF_RANK_DOOR_TUMBLR = 4, SF_NASTY_CONTENT = 5, SF_LANGUAGE = 6, SF_IS_SHOP = 7, SF_WEB_HOST_SIZE = 8, SF_RANK_HACKED_NOVA_PHP = 9, SF_IS_FOREIGN_HOST = 10, SF_PESS_LEVE…

SF_RANK_DOOR2_2

hmm...

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by viraptor »

GoblinSlayer wrote: post #261
viraptor wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're reading to much into this. It's easier to not switch languages in one task. If you're using an English-based programming language and English libraries/frameworks, you're not going to name your own variables in a different language. Comments most often follow that too. Any time I see someone attempt that, it's extremely distracting.

Programming languages aren't really based on English. I'd say they are farther from English than English is from Proto-Indo-European.

They use English keywords, English documentation, English reference to the standard library, until recently were mostly restricted to English alphabet, and their development is mostly discussed in English.

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by viraptor »

pshirshov wrote: post #259
viraptor wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you're reading to much into this. It's easier to not switch languages in one task. If you're using an English-based programming language and English libraries/frameworks, you're not going to name your own variables in a different language. Comments most often follow that too. Any time I see someone attempt that, it's extremely distracting.

Not really. I've attended a meeting on the subject where people decided to use English "not to be loosers" and I've heard similar stories from other teams and departments.

And what do they understand by "not be losers" in that case? What are the main ideas behind it?

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by flas9sd »

sereja wrote: post #193
htzhcfzubhfjk wrote: post #139

Ukrainians probably hacked Yandex, because they thought, it is a Russian engine, but it is actually from Netherland/EU. They should be careful, otherwise Netherland will stop helping them with weapons pretty quickly.

You don't need to hack Yandex. The entire monorepostory is synced on every intern's laptop, and you can do whatever your want with the files. I always wondered how it hasn't been leaked before to be honest.

my cards for the source on the leak are more on dissent than outside party infiltrating. If you were brought up on working in open source the last 20-30 years with contributors from all over the world, getting into the friend/foe mindset is much harder.

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by kortilla »

vbezhenar wrote: post #228
teetertater wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Russia the copyright rules are more relaxed though. As long as you stay small nobody will enforce it

Is it different in other countries? Who checks that local pizzeria uses genuine Windows?

Microsoft.

Re: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

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Post by thanatos519 »

yandythrowaway wrote: post #91
digianarchist wrote: post #4

https://breached.vc/Thread-yandex-git-sources

Anyone else's download stuck? I haven't used torrents in forever, not sure if this is normal or if there's a workaround.

Mine is stuck and my ISP has never throttled anything.
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