| faker.js | colors.js | |
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| 6 | 52 | |
| 609 | 5,153 | |
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| 4.6 | 0.0 | |
| over 2 years ago | 11 months ago | |
| JavaScript | JavaScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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faker.js
- Open source maintainer pulls the plug on NPM packages colors and faker, now what
- Faker.JS is dead. I created "BluffMaster"
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Would anyone help revive faker.js?
Are you involved with this fork at all?
- No more free work from Marak – Pay Me or Fork This · faker.js
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Faker.js gets erased
The lifehack I learnt today was to view the repo over wayback machine :-) To confirm that https://github.com/withshepherd/faker.js has all the commits that internet archive knows about.
colors.js
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Mitigate the hidden security risks of open source software libraries
However, it's unlikely that the majority of users actually visit GitHub at https://github.com/Marak/colors.js to review the code, even at a high level. Most developers tend to rely on the assurance that open source software is generally safe to use.
- when u finally found that ONE repo which fits your needs and is not outdated but you have issues to raise
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Marak: The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated
> A new feature was added to the colors.js project for generating cool ASCII Art American Flags. Unfortunately, this feature was not bug-free and some test code slipped into the release causing issues downstream. Nobody is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes from time to time.
https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/commits/master shows 4 commits and 2 releases. Does not seem like a simple mistake
> As per our internal open-source development process, I opened an Issue in colors to track the bug as soon as it was confirmed. It happened to be a weekend [...] I tagged some other open-source developers I've worked with in the past to see if they had time to assist and closed the browser tab.
- Recognize that there are many reasons that people create open source work...its a form of their self expression like Michelangelo or Salvador Dali, and nobody should complain if a metaphoric Jackson Pollock, decides to make their work resemble paint splatter instead of an architectural masterpiece.
- this thread will forever be living proof that the entire node ecosystem is a fucking dumpster fire.
- CVE-2021-23567
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JavaScript News and Updates of January 2022
Early this month, the malicious attack on free-to-use libraries, namely color.js and faker.js, created a real uproar in the development community. These tools are used in thousands of projects and their downloading rate from npm is estimated in millions per week. To everyone’s surprise, it turned out to be an inside job. Marak Squires, the creator of these libraries, intentionally committed malicious code to his projects and published updated codebases on GitHub and npm. It is said that this sabotage was caused by unsuccessful attempts of Mr. Squires to monetize his projects. Fortunately, malicious packages were quickly removed and the attacker’s account was suspended. The story sparked a new wave of discussion in the development community on possible steps to make the development and maintenance of open-source projects more sustainable.
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colors.js VS ansis - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 24 Jan 2022
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Marak, the guy behind the recent breaking of faker.js, colors.js, etc., claims that it was a "programming mistake" and wants Github to unban him.
See: https://github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285
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Colors.js in dart.
Ever used colors.js? How about the same in dart?
What are some alternatives?
cargo-crev - A cryptographically verifiable code review system for the cargo (Rust) package manager.
chalk - 🖍 Terminal string styling done right
Faker.js - What really happened with Aaron Swartz?
GHSA-5rqg-jm4f-cqx7
datafaker - Generating fake data for the JVM (Java, Kotlin, Groovy) has never been easier!
aws-cdk - The AWS Cloud Development Kit is a framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code
SES-shim - Endo is a distributed secure JavaScript sandbox, based on SES
wasi-libc - WASI libc implementation for WebAssembly
proposal-built-in-modules
cache - Cache dependencies and build outputs in GitHub Actions
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