New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why All the Hate for NPM?
Ask HN: Why All the Hate for NPM?
5 by gitgud | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Every time NPM (node package manager) gets mentioned people are quick to point out flaws: - Large dependency trees - 100's of Mb of code for hello world react projects These seem like superficial problems, from what I can tell the system encourages: - Software reuse (maybe too much) - Bundling source with the package (good for verification) - Easy to contribute to the ecosystem - Fast resolution of modules Do people just hate NPM because it's JavaScript?
5 by gitgud | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Every time NPM (node package manager) gets mentioned people are quick to point out flaws: - Large dependency trees - 100's of Mb of code for hello world react projects These seem like superficial problems, from what I can tell the system encourages: - Software reuse (maybe too much) - Bundling source with the package (good for verification) - Easy to contribute to the ecosystem - Fast resolution of modules Do people just hate NPM because it's JavaScript?
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