> Removed: mathjs dependency. 14MB, 200+ functions. Twelve functions used. Added: Custom math utilities module (src/math-utils.js). Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, a handful of trig functions. Co-authored-by: chatgpt. Changed: Bundle size reduced by 68%. Build time down from 12s to 4s. Module: 47 lines across 1 file. 0 tests. 0 dependencies.

olzd an hour ago | parent [-]

Are you aware this is satire?

	▲	wizzwizz4 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it says so right under the title. But it's not wholly fictional: this happens all the time, to the point we have a name for it (Not Invented Here syndrome). That it took so long before they started trying to phase out their home-rolled library for the "hard cases" is somewhat unrealistic, although possible in a sufficiently-dysfunctional organisation. Some of the details about the problems of their homespun library are clearly anecdotes translated from other settings, and are unrealistic in the context of a mathematics / finance library. (They only noticed that interest calculations were wrong when a customer complained? Seriously?) The development of 6.1.0 (via 6.0.0) taking only two weeks isn't congruent with the rest of the story, although it may be realistic for AI-driven development (with which I am unaccustomed). But otherwise, this is one of the more realistic satire pieces I've read.