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minus-square_cryptagion [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down7·14 days ago I thought it just allowede easier debugging, sorry What the fuck, this dude is making a browser and he doesn’t know what shit in the code he’s shipping even does?
minus-squarelazynooblet@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·14 days agoNot really an excuse but I expect writing a browser is an extremely intensive project and perhaps they were unprepared. Navigating any code base that isn’t your own adds it’s own challenge on top. So at this point I think it’s a “deer in headlights” case with some “head in sand” thrown in.
minus-squareaaron@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·14 days agoIt’s either obvious bullshit, or the bloke is out of his depth. I suppose I should try and not just throw people under the bus, but I struggle to buy it.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·13 days agoIt turns out hobby forks of a web browser is a dumb idea.
What the fuck, this dude is making a browser and he doesn’t know what shit in the code he’s shipping even does?
Not really an excuse but I expect writing a browser is an extremely intensive project and perhaps they were unprepared.
Navigating any code base that isn’t your own adds it’s own challenge on top.
So at this point I think it’s a “deer in headlights” case with some “head in sand” thrown in.
It’s either obvious bullshit, or the bloke is out of his depth.
I suppose I should try and not just throw people under the bus, but I struggle to buy it.
It turns out hobby forks of a web browser is a dumb idea.