Yeah, I'm sure things are better. And your typical developer will probably be just fine (I mean, we know they are because Python is so popular!). But for a beg

Yeah, I'm sure things are better. And your typical developer will probably be just fine (I mean, we know they are because Python is so popular!). But for a beginner who is just trying to figure out how to share his or her code, it's still very confusing. And yes, part of that is definitely the fact that all of the mistakes of the past and their messy workarounds still show up in Google searches, muddying the waters; this obviously gives npm an edge. But even so, I feel that npm just does a better job when it comes to being learnable: people pick it up right away with very little trouble, and you can have your first "public-facing" module up on day one with very little effort. Indeed, in a way, the fact that it's so easy is what's giving it the most grief right now! So there are definitely lessons to be learned there, for everyone.