Block.js `initialize` function is not doing anything
Question
As far as I can see, the code in the initialize function tried to set the category as a new Category object but it currently doesn't do anything. And since the category part is taken care by the BlocksView at:
The initialize function is not needed in Block.js anymore
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yeap, seems like an old thing, thanks
Thanks for reporting this, @mig8447.
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