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gulbananaon JavaScript TC39 implementing hashmark private class fields

blazor is not .NET compiled to WASM. blazor uses a .NET runtime called DotNetAnywhere, which is written in C and compiled with emscripten. the actual .NET IL is then interpreted at runtime by DNA.

gulbananaon The World Economic Forum predicts a USD 400 trillion pensions shortfall by 2050

Why are they "supposed to" do that? It's in the interest of society as a whole to make sure that everyone is looked after in their old age.

gulbananaon Beepi Winding Down After Burning Through $150M

i had the same thought, i can't read the article at all

gulbananaon If TypeScript is so great, how come all notable ReactJS projects use Babel?

i'm one of the people whose team has benefited greatly from your work on .tsx, thanks for the great tool!

i suspect a great many typescript users are not open source.

gulbananaon Dear Al-Jazeera: Why Steal Our Code?

https://mobile.twitter.com/Hiddemhigh/status/769636034749558... it appears the journalist works for both de volkskrant and al-jazeera. scrollytelling is mad that they haven't got paid twice.