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anotherhue 

  function assert () {
  var ok = function () {}
  ok.ok = noop
  ok.fail = noop
  ok.equal = noop
  ok.notEqual = noop
  ok.deepEqual = noop
  ok.notDeepEqual = noop
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basil-rash
new proxy(()=>{}, {get() {}})
o11c
I only barely speak JS, but that reminds me of a crazy idea I had to combine proxies, tagged templates, and the old `with` statement ... smoke tests showed it would probably work but I never polished it off.
basil-rash
What would the end result be/do?
o11c
Instead of applying the template immediately using lexical variables, return a function that can be applied later and uses an object's properties (or whatever method of computation you want). Only a few variable names are forbidden.
devsda
The repo has 12.9k stars.

I really want to believe that they all recognize this project for what it is.

If someone had a real need for this and uses it, it will be interesting to know their reasons.

Terretta
> If someone had a real need for this and uses it, it will be interesting to know their reasons.

I need to push this out and go home.

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RedShift1 

    If someone had a real need for this and uses it, it will be interesting to know their reasons.
You use it when the job application requires 10 years of experience with Volkswagen
rightbyte
I can easely see some under pressure dev use this project not as an joke.

Some workplaces have publicly visible CI dashboards and managers put fire under you if there is some useless blip there.

Deukhoofd
Stars are basically the Github equivalent to Facebook likes. They have no real value, and they're definitely not a review.
therealcamino
I'm guessing some share of them are just because they reacted the way I did -- "This name is genius, where can I give it an upvote?" Funniest and most devastating takedown I've seen in a while.
pvorb
In case anyone is interested in what Volkswagen did exactly in "Dieselgate", I can recommend this talk at the Chaos Communication Congress 2015, that does a technical deep dive: https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7331-the_exhaust_emissions_scand...

The talk includes some pretty impressive reverse engineering.

internetter
Hah! I was wondering where the name came from
fbdab103
Tangentially, I am just remembering I never followed up on what happened with those trains that detected if they were in an enemy repair facility.
wiml
Sounds like the publicity might have forced the manufacturer to open up the relevant control software a little?: https://rollingstockworld.com/passenger-cars/newag-to-make-c...
fbdab103
Wheels of justice grind slowly and all that, but I was really hoping to see more formal government investigations by this point. Especially given the Russian hackers who had previously shutdown the trains.
lambdaxyzw
There is an investigation ongoing. Things like these take time. There's no point in informing the public about every action undertaken during the investigation, because the entity being investigated may take appropriate precautions.

Anyway, don't despair just yet. And yeah, I also wish it wouldn't take that long.

thaliaarchi
> You can start already by adding our evergreen build badge to your README

I can do that easy! Just use a static image for the badge!

0x00_NULL
That was unexpected. I had a really good laugh at this project. How funny.
chapterjason
Just a weird wrapper for the package "is-ci", which is a wrapper for a variable "isCI" exported in the package "ci-info". I hate the npm universe.