There, that wasn't so hard, was it? I assume this is written for web developers who find this the most familiar acronym in the world, but ... still, it would not kill anybody to include the definition of the acronym, perhaps even with a friendly link [1] to make it Even More Accessible.
I'll be off looking at the lawn mowing robot, now.
I do appreciate your point of view, but inclusiveness shouldn't come at the cost of brevity when those who would be included wouldn't benefit from it.
Me: web developer since 1996. I had to look it up. Came here to make the same comment, and see you being lambasted for it.
Don't let these haterz get you down. It's standard practice across ALL domains to define acronyms, and those who give this article a pass because ReASonS!! aren't people I'd willingly choose to work with: anglo-saxons who believe the whole world shares their lived experience, and their mental model.
Hacker news is just horrible for that attitude. Accessibility is a thing.
If instead this said something like: "For the uninitiated, CORS stands for ...", I don't think it would've attracted any downvotes.
I guess I need to work on my tone, less snark more helpful. It's a bit comforting at least that people like you exist, who are web developers but still didn't know this one. :)