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React / JS Ecosystem (Lifetime Pact)

I am not a toy (react logo) I am your 1-billion year commitment to updating this project

A meme, that has been patched just like a 1-day old react project which already has 7 high-severity issues

Transitive Deps269
Current Version19.6.1.2.3.4-live.hotfix-wontpatch.b138
Breaking ChangesEvery Wednesday
Security?Optional Extra

React, or more broadly, the JavaScript Ecosystem, is a software development framework and lifestyle disorder affecting an estimated 17 million developers worldwide. Adoption is generally irreversible.

By signing this deal with the devil, you can commit yourself to weekly emails from the beloved GitHub dependabot[bot], reminding you that you have several unpatched vulnerabilities in your codebase just waiting to be exploited.

The great thing is, if you're using it only on the frontend, these security issues are entirely confined to your user's browser, so it's actually not a problem for you and you can simply ignore it.

If, however, you have made the ill-advised[citation needed] decision to use JavaScript on your backend you will require at least a PhD in Patch-fu before you will be allowed to deploy your software on any public cloud due to the fact that that shit will be getting pwned any minute now.

Critics have noted that React is particularly well-suited to developers who enjoy the feeling of forward momentum without measurable progress.

Benefits

An inbox showing dozens of emails from dependabot about vulnerable JS packages
Your inbox, immediately after creating a project with React / Node

According to user reports, these are some of the most commonly cited benefits of adopting the JS Ecosystem:

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