Jordan Harband
github.com/ljharb
software engineer/nerd/teacher/will try anything once; surgeon with git rebase. @TC39 ex @Coinbase/@Airbnb/@Twitter/@MobBase. Fav punctuation ⸮, scent petrichor
- here’s a fun fact - the vast majority of the conspiracy theorists are still very wrong even when they get it right that said, they should probably be buying lottery tickets, because wtaf
- Reposted by Jordan Harbandme at 17: a secret conspiracy of billionaires shapes global events me at 35: class interest creates emergent outcomes and aligned behavior, but there’s no smoky room where plutocrats plot to shape global events me at 41: a secret conspiracy of billionaire perverts shapes global events
- The author disabled quotes.A cabal of pedophiles conspired to destroy the US government from within by seeding fascist ideas into online forums, spreading conspiracy theories about the opposition based on their own actions, and devised an alternative currency to upend the global economy. Now they run the US government and CBS
- Reposted by Jordan HarbandYou can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs) Good tech. Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales) Bad tech.
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- Reposted by Jordan Harband2006: Less is more, don’t repeat yourself 2016: Beautiful code prevents technical debt 2026: trillions of lines of generated spaghetti code that generate other spaghetti code will save us
- nvm.sh users: please upgrade to github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/r... if you're using `wget` on your system, to fix a medium vulnerability (github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/s...).
- @marthawells.com is there any way i can preorder the _paperback_ for murderbot 8? it's the only format i like but i don't want to have to wait forever to get in line
- oof, is timercap dead? it was such a useful product
- Reposted by Jordan Harbandformats over apps
- I made a new thing! like the semver package, but for PURLs: www.npmjs.com/package/purl `npx purl $specifier` or `npx purl $purl` will validate, normalize, and provide parse info. add `--check` & it'll contact the relevant registry & verify the package and version exist (you can import it too)
- I made something new: an eslint plugin to validate your npm ecosystem lockfiles! It supports npm, pnpm, yarn, bun, and vlt, and it's already helped find a supply chain security attack vector inside a fortune 500 tech company. www.npmjs.com/package/esli...
- ran into my first webpage using developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W... today, and i do NOT like it
- having to `npm login` for the first time in a decade, and then promptly 2FA *again* to publish, is immediately very annoying, multiple times a day :-(
- wow, literally never seen the "settle down, buddy" page before on @github.com guess it's time to take a break
- “You shouldn’t care if JavaScript builtins are modified, just let things break when someone does dumb things!” enter react2shell.com
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- Guess where the elevator is? The intentionally functional and elegant design of things i find in Japan is always impressive.
- Reposted by Jordan HarbandWith npm supply chain attacks on the rise, secure publishing practices are becoming a pressing concern for anyone maintaining npm packages. ⚠️ We've released updated guidance to help maintainers reduce exposure, strengthen release processes, and protect the ecosystem: openjsf.org/blog/publish...
- My welcome to Kyoto meal, and the resident kitty’s too
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- Guide: what body part does that look like? Group, collectively: … um Guide: Buddha’s finger! Group, guiltily: ahhhhhh, yes (Hang Sửng Sốt / Surprising Cave, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam) (the surprise is the size of the 2nd and 3rd caverns, you pervs)
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- Excited to announce I've joined @socket.dev as an Open Source Architect :-)
- OH at @github.com Universe day 0, in a session on “beyond the bus factor”, discussing accidental leadership: “you didn’t choose the maintainer life…”
- I left @hero.dev earlier this month. It's a wonderful thing to be able to truthfully say it's the best job I've ever had (not even the first time I've gotten to say that!). I love the entire team & the culture… leaving is bittersweet. I'll announce my new gig in a week or three.
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- i’m starting to get that “this word is weird now” feeling from hearing so many sentences like “releasers releasing releases” at the @nodejs.org collab summit
- PSA: if you’re giving a talk with a terminal or code demo, use light mode (or at least high contrast mode) so we can all see it :-)