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# [11 Lines of Code Broke the Entire Internet](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/11-lines-of-code-broke-the-entire-internet?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In 2016, one developer deleted 11 lines of JavaScript. Facebook, Netflix, and thousands of companies broke instantly. But here's the part most people miss. npm's CEO personally provided the developer with the script to delete everything. The platform...

Apr 3 · 1 min read · storyengine.hashnode.dev  
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