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59 mentions on Hacker News by 55 people: 20 stories, 39 comments · first 2015-03-02 · latest 2026-08-04

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  1. …interesting to see the uptick in stars if any. The real gold in this thread however is the link to https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... Seriously, it's a wild (and heart-breaking) story about js-core maintainer…
    comment by KolmogorovComp · 2026-08-04 · in MariaDB: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt
  2. Just use the polyfill https://github.com/zloirock/core-js#jsonparse-source-text-ac...
    comment by hajile · 2025-03-27 · in A love letter to the CSV format
  3. …I read the story (the link in that post is old) and I ended up giving him the benefit of the doubt. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... Also in that post is that Babel didn't fork it. That's another thing to…
    comment by benatkin · 2024-12-25 · in A new learning experience on MDN
  4. …library not a service like polyfill but with almost the same goal, is tired of open source as well https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02...
    comment by hollowturtle · 2024-06-26 · in Polyfill supply chain attack hits 100K+ sites
  5. …who had to temporarily abandon it due to lack of funds, is Denis Pushkarev (zloirock) and core.js ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... ). The majority of OSS projects have most of their contributions by one…
    comment by armchairhacker · 2023-12-23 · in Emacs' helm is maintained by one maintaner for 11 years long
  6. …cross-platform donated slush fund to boot (~200k USD across Pateron, Open Collective, Bitcoin). https://github.com/zloirock/core-js
    comment by dumbo-octopus · 2023-12-01 · in Users are massively giving their 1-star reviews to AdBlocker
  7. …Rather blatant offloading of costs. This has been rehashed several time (core-js recently https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... ). The gist of it is: Companies are not going to pay if they don't have to. That is…
    comment by mnau · 2023-07-04 · in libjpeg-turbo 3.0 has been released, and why there may never be a 3.1
  8. …ads. Heck, NPM of all things had ads until they sent out a community-wide request to stop that: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/635 The problem isn't the permissibility of a web browser. It's that we live in a capitalistic…
    comment by rchaud · 2023-04-24 · in I don’t want to sign up for your newsletter (2018)
  9. …that do will happily roll their own hosted repositories that provide little to no guarantees. [0] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02...
    comment by prisonguard · 2023-04-18 · in Astral
  10. Yes, ask for money. Don't end up like the corejs maintainer. ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... ) It's ok to be paid for work if you want to.
    comment by viraptor · 2023-04-05 · in Tell HN: When is it okay to ask for money as an open source maintainer?
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    Core-JS 3, Babel and a look into the future (2019)
    story by aeontech · 2023-03-28 · 1 comment
  12. …websites. [0] People (and also big-techs) just won't pay for anything they can get for free. [0]: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02...
    comment by maxloh · 2023-03-15 · in Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
  13. …cycle, I could receive a fair portion of donation revenue. Something similar to residuals [2] [1] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual_(entertainment_indu...
    comment by clarkdale · 2023-02-26 · in Please help improve Magit
  14. …> and where did I write that it was not in the zone of action of the pedestrian crossing sign? > https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/1179#issuecomment... There is also no reliable information whether the accident happened inside a…
    comment by glorken · 2023-02-15 · in So what’s next (personal news from developer of popular CoreJS polyfill)
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    Get rid of postinstall message (core-JS, 2019)
    story by pancrufty · 2023-02-14 · 0 comments
  16. …unpolyfillable feature). And there's the huge issue of the entire world relying on just one guy: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02...
    comment by dmitriid · 2023-02-14 · in C++23 “Pandemic Edition” is complete
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    So what’s next (personal news from developer of popular CoreJS polyfill)
    story by nailer · 2023-02-13 · 322 comments
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    Core-JS: JavaScript Polyfills
    story by wingspan · 2023-02-13 · 0 comments
  19. Plus there's this if you really want to support old browsers: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/ce52fdc735c5c809c9e...
    comment by benatkin · 2023-02-13 · in <3 Deno
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    Core-JS – tries to run shell script on NPM postinstall
    story by bricss · 2022-07-19 · 0 comments
  21. Gotta say, the comments on this core-js issue are very illustrative of the article. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548
    comment by int_19h · 2022-03-21 · in FOSS devs are burning out, quitting, and even sabotaging their own projects
  22. Here’s a polyfill for the JS URL() interface which should give you a taste: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/272ac1b4515c5cfbf34... (I tried finding the one in Firefox but I couldn’t actually work out where it started, this one is…
    comment by wolfgang42 · 2021-09-25 · in In search of the perfect URL validation regex (2010)
  23. …on Github. I'm surprised he's not been banned yet for some of the things he's said to people. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/936#issuecomment-...
    comment by junon · 2021-07-31 · in Do Developers Read Compiler Error Messages? [pdf]
  24. How about not polluting build logs with stuff like this from the CoreJS developer: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/708 I'll read the compiler errors when I don't have to scroll past solicitations for employment.
    comment by phist_mcgee · 2021-07-31 · in Do Developers Read Compiler Error Messages? [pdf]
  25. The maintainer announced he was back on 25 Oct 2020: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/874
    comment by fagnerbrack · 2021-01-29 · in What happens when d maintainer of a lib with 26m downloads/week goes to prison?
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    Holy shit, it's time for me to think for whom I make core-JS and why
    story by Raed667 · 2020-10-31 · 0 comments
  27. ▲ 3
    The developer of core-JS getting out of jail
    story by maple3142 · 2020-10-30 · 0 comments
  28. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548#issuecomment-...
    comment by saagarjha · 2020-08-18 · in Dependency
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    core-JS: Get rid of postinstall message
    story by bottle2 · 2020-04-27 · 0 comments
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    Get rid of postinstall message (core-JS)
    story by bottle2 · 2020-04-24 · 1 comment
  31. ▲ 2
    NPM CTO announces ban on terminal ads (2019)
    story by vdfs · 2020-04-12 · 0 comments
  32. …page for this project. [1] This is not a community driven project. It's a one man show. -- [1] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/graphs/contributors
    comment by Strom · 2020-03-25 · in CoreJS: State of the project? Looks like dead. Any official fork?
  33. …isn't necessarily dead; another contributor who merged a PR 2 days ago just posted a short update: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/767#issuecomment-... > Stop spam & panic! I have rules for this repo and i have some time for…
    comment by ariabuckles · 2020-03-25 · in CoreJS: State of the project? Looks like dead. Any official fork?
  34. To add to this, he was actually asking for a job to help with the legal fees from this incident. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548#issuecomment-...
    comment by jakear · 2020-03-25 · in CoreJS: State of the project? Looks like dead. Any official fork?
  35. …for polyfilling by Babel. The author was previously know for asking for a job in npm install logs ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548 ), and recently seems to have gone to jail for vehicular manslaughter, leaving the project…
    comment by saagarjha · 2020-03-25 · in CoreJS: State of the project? Looks like dead. Any official fork?
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    CoreJS: State of the project? Looks like dead. Any official fork?
    story by SenHeng · 2020-03-25 · 161 comments
  37. ▲ 2
    Core-JS 3, babel and a look into the future
    story by ducaale · 2019-12-01 · 0 comments
  38. ▲ 1
    Get rid of postinstall message #548
    story by CraneWorm · 2019-11-20 · 0 comments
  39. ▲ 1
    Get Rid of Postinstall Message
    story by bluefreeze · 2019-11-04 · 0 comments
  40. isaacs responded below and clarified that he doesn’t feel core-js is in violation of npm’s new policy https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/635#issuecomment-... ICYM npm’s new policy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20838078
    comment by switz · 2019-08-31 · in core-js maintainer threatens millions of users due to new post-install ad policy
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    core-js maintainer threatens millions of users due to new post-install ad policy
    story by switz · 2019-08-31 · 2 comments
  42. …board system so yeah maybe dialing it back a bit is a good idea. Thank you for using core-js ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js ) for polyfilling JavaScript standard library! The project needs your help! Please consider supporting of…
    comment by lootsauce · 2019-08-31 · in NPM Bans Terminal Ads
  43. …in the following GitHub issue (since closed without resolution): Get rid of postinstall message https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548 I believe some irate users reported it to NPM, which could have triggered or contributed to the…
    comment by lioeters · 2019-08-30 · in NPM Bans Terminal Ads
  44. …[3] https://arslan.io/2018/10/09/taking-an-indefinite-sabbatical... [4] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548 [5] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548#issuecomment-... [6] https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/co
    comment by miguelmota · 2019-08-29 · in Recap of the `funding` experiment
  45. …also uses the term experiment , it did already render npm as a space for advertisement. [0] https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548
    comment by aastronaut · 2019-08-25 · in Standard JS: npm install funding
  46. Previously on CLI ads: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548
    comment by sequoia · 2019-08-24 · in Standard JS: npm install funding
  47. more info here: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+spam...
    comment by jhabdas · 2019-07-23 · in Fund me and I'll remove the ads from core-JS
  48. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548 has some interesting discussion and context around this, including a response from the author: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/548#issuecomment-...
    comment by pimterry · 2019-07-03 · in Popular Node packages now comes with job announcements
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    “The author of core-JS is looking for a good job”
    story by diminish · 2019-06-29 · 0 comments
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    Advertising in Open Source Project
    story by langitbiru · 2019-06-10 · 0 comments