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📣 richajak

YC W2020 Site Contains GoogleMap API?


I was checking my YC W2020 status, however I found something interesting. Why did it load "Google Map"? I did not remember that there was a google map widget inside the application form. Did I miss out something? Feel free to check my screenshot below.

https://twitter.com/richajak/status/1180696826216775680/photo/1

  👤 jaredsohn Accepted Answer ✓
I think they are using Google Maps APIs without showing a map.

You can see the library included in the html file via view source and some custom code (search for google.maps) in

https://apply.ycombinator.com/assets/application-4493d388285...