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0 pointsyomismoaqui1mo ago0 comments

When some minor extension that I have installed on VSCode updates (like parens colorizing and the like) I think what could happend if the author sells it to some bad actor (or decides to push some weird code in an update).

So I started uninstalling some icon themes and less used extensions that I installed on a whim years ago.

I implicitly trust extensions by Google, Microsoft and the like, but the less known published make me nervous.

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thedanbob1mo ago

It doesn't even have to be malicious. I used a certain syntax highlighting theme for years, when out of nowhere the author pushed an update that rearranged all the colors. It was extremely disorienting. I forked the extension and reverted the change, so I know that one at least won't change out from under me anymore.

freedomben1mo ago

This is the thing I hate the most about "automatic updates" in general. I've disabled them and gone back to updating manually because the constant unexpected and unwanted UI changes finally broke a part of my soul. Unfortunately that is something that can't be done on the web, where major UI changes can be rolled out right in the middle of a session on you.

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0 pointsyomismoaqui1mo ago0 comments

So I started uninstalling some icon themes and less used extensions that I installed on a whim years ago.

I implicitly trust extensions by Google, Microsoft and the like, but the less known published make me nervous.

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thedanbob1mo ago

freedomben1mo ago

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