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When your website is dependent on all of this you know there is a problem. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A webdev needed just one function from a framework so he included the whole thing. A guy I know rewrote the necessary code from the framework himself in less than a day and deleted the framework eventually. Saved 30 MB!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"guy I know" > webdev

desire to do the thing vs on-paper qualifications

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The guy I know has Bachelor's degree in applied computer sciences. I trust him more than that unknown webdev with unknown qualification before him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

... vs desire to do the thing + on-paper qualifications.

I guess both is good