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by badsectoracula 2102 days ago
All these "dozens" are exactly what i mean with people overestimating what is needed. You throw "dozen" around like crumbs on pigeons.

> * A dozen engineers for the Javascript VM

> * Dozens of engineers to support ongoing javascript and CSS standards

Fabrice Bellard is a single person who in his free time has made a full modern JavaScript engine. Key parts: single person, free time.

I call bullshit that you need "dozens of engineers" to make a JavaScript engine - what you need to good engineers (and to ensure they stay around).