First, the system “web” philosophy is always “tie the engine to the platform, move in lock step so nothing ever breaks”

It’s best to think about Windows proper like Debian.

The releases are stable and inoffensive.

Cue the web, introduced to solve the problem of “reality doesn’t exist on a software roadmap”

Where the browser engines update daily now and have for decades because

The people have spoken

So for Microsoft to compete, they need to break their own windows philosophy and err towards rolling release, which feels more like Arch in practice, but is fundamentally why their system web view is out of date enough that their innovation teams need to ship an even more Edge web kernel, pun intended.

I think the yolo mode of auto approve changes is to the root cause, which is probably a little embarrassing to be that engineer we’re all collectively pulling aside to ask:

Is this the result of automatically letting the robot tune your machine?

“Sync with the server periodically to get the latest”

Tracks for what we can infer

for example, javascript runs in a browser or on microcontrollers. you can write code that work for both natively [1].

TypeScript-- a mechanism that needs to compile first into javascript

React-- a mechanism that needs to compile first into javascript

Configuration-de-jour-- Depending on how you need to string your TypeScript and React together, there's a thing you need to manage your javascript managers. Vite is the best option in this field, since it recognizes exposing tools to fine tune how to optimize your resulting javascript from your typescript and react is a terrible idea that leads to mass fragmentation on a global scale for what it even means to "spin up a js project"

In conclusion, is javascript a compile target like assembly or a language that people can handcode to eek performance out of like assembly?

[1]: https://github.com/bellard/mquickjs

On the other hand, I haven’t and I believe many of us, have never paid node any money so it feels weird to dictate their approach.

There’s money laundering and credibility laundering. The value to the network isn’t you getting a photo with Epstein, the value to the network is Epstein getting a photo with you.

Pointing cameras at cameras? Terrorist organization

2. I’m very much already on Linux, most of my threat model is: “if it’s technically possible, it’s probable” and I adjust my technology choices accordingly

I’m just saying a max cap of $60 for Apple’s settlement sets precedence for future mass surveillance wrist slaps and maybe it would be worth the discovery process to uncover the actual global impact

https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/crowdstrik...

2. Settlements also avoid discovery because the impact is likely way worse than checks notes less than one day of profits per company, respectively.

As someone that was there, we saved the Xbox brand by bullying Microsoft out of normalizing spying on kids and their whole families.

I hate how I’ve had a web site with my name on it since 2008 and when you google my name verbatim it says “did you mean Tyler Childers”

Such shade from the algorithm, I get it, I get it, software is lamer than music.