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63% of NPM Packages Stuck in Port of Long Beach
2021-12-27
Los Angeles, CA - Supply chain issues have been on the minds of shoppers everywhere in the US this holiday season. Demand shocks have hit markets around the world as businesses and economies more broadly have opened up after a prolonged slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers have seen delivery times and prices increase and many Christmas gifts will arrive days or weeks into the new year. But even as the holidays wind down and Black Friday and Cyber Week have long come and gone, supply chain issues persist - even digital ones. According to a recent internal study at Github obtained by unicorn.computer, 63% of NPM packages are stuck waiting in data centers near the Port of… read more 🏃♀️
Undefined Actually Function, Rules TC-39
2020-03-15
In a groundbreaking ruling, TC-39 has declared that undefined is a function after all. JavaScript aficionados across the world were stunned by the ruling. The question had been unexpectedly placed on the high court's docket early last fall. Most expected it to be passed over for consideration, as TC-39 has traditionally considered the the question "settled specification". For years, developers have faced down the taunting text "undefined is not a function" in their consoles. Almost no one expected this to change and have often turned to Stack Overflow or W3 Schools for other options. Many developers expressed relief and or a sense of justice at the ruling. "I just knew that undefined was a… read more 🏃♀️