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Its install process is very different from the one npm uses. E.g. just look into the node_modules directory produced by npm vs the one produced by ied. Also th

by blubbi2 11y ago

Its install process is very different from the one npm uses. E.g. just look into the node_modules directory produced by npm vs the one produced by ied. Also the way it wires up dependencies (using symlinks) has been called "non humane design" by npm... so I thought it would be easier to just start a new project... it's not a lot of code/logic needed there actually... :)

nailer 11y ago
npm v3 already uses the 'flat by default' design, so the node_modules folders aren't that different.
- blubbi2 11y ago
  They are extremely different. I made a quick comparison here: https://gist.github.com/alexanderGugel/a10ed5655d366875a280 https://gist.github.com/alexanderGugel/a10ed5655d366875a280 Basically ied uses symlinks in order to resolve circular dependencies, while ied exploits the fact that require "falls back" in the directory structure.
  - nailer 11y ago
    Understood. Though I believe your comment (which compared ied with itself) should actually read: > Basically ied uses symlinks in order to resolve circular dependencies, while npm exploits the fact that require "falls back" in the directory structure.
    - blubbi2 11y ago
      Yup. Thanks.