# Why I'm Stepping Away from Elm

**URL:** <https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/why-im-stepping-away-from-elm/5587>\
**Category:** Request Feedback\
**Created:** [April 19, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/why-im-stepping-away-from-elm/5587 "2020-04-19T18:23:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/why-im-stepping-away-from-elm/5587/5 "2020-04-20T07:42:20Z")

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> [@berend](#):
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> but there’s always github

So, few days ago, I’ve hit a runtime bug that’s logging `Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded` in JS console. That [bug](https://github.com/elm/browser/issues/90) is in the `core/browser` and has been given a solution description [in Nov’19](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/rangeerror-maximum-call-stack-size-exceeded-when-decoding-a-long-list/4605/8) (5 months ago). I would be happy to try/apply that fix, and make a PR, but the problem is, there is no **HACKING.md** that would help me do that. This is a very bad sign, in my opinion, since I am disincentivised from proposing a fix to a core library and/or compiler. It’s not a design change too, just a bugfix. I’m really puzzled why this is so, to be honest.

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