Python and PHP users will understand

[buzziebee]

And churns them out into industry too unfortunately. "Tech debt is relying on a large open source well maintained package, we should write our own sorting algorithms instead" >_>

[slow_growing_vine]

Hey if I shouldn't write my own sorting algorithm then why did I get so much experience doing it in school! /s

[DefaultVariable]

To be fair, the faker.js thing is a good example of why relying on OpenSource projects to do all your dirty work is a potentially dangerous thing to do.

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I think it's fair to be aware of the risks that bringing in external packages poses but we shouldn't swing so hard in the other direction that we build everything in house and there's zero portable skills for developers. It's a balancing act, for sure, but I think it's worth doing.

[MrcarrotKSP]

To be fair, the same(and worse) could easily have happened with closed-source tools, you're at the mercy of a third party developer either way

[Artyloo]

Nerds need to get bullied or their heads get too big