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latexryesterday at 7:34 PM1 replyview on HN

To me it’s not just the risk of malicious code, but also convenience. For example, if I’m using a scripted language and sharing it in some form with users, I don’t want to have to worry about keeping the library updated, and fight with the package manager, and ship extraneous files, and…


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pdimitaryesterday at 7:39 PM

Ah, I don't work with scripting languages though. I understand the difference in usages. Your use-case is quite valid.