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> Left-pad is a perfect example of why npm sucks. Nuget, Maven, Phython, and CPAN would have never let something that stupid happen. O RLY? * https://mvnrepos

by feduzi 9y ago

> Left-pad is a perfect example of why npm sucks. Nuget, Maven, Phython, and CPAN would have never let something that stupid happen. O RLY? * https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/coldnew/left-pad/1.0.0 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/coldnew/left-pad/1.0.0 * https://www.nuget.org/packages/left-pad/ https://www.nuget.org/packages/left-pad/ * https://pypi.python.org/pypi/left-pad/ https://pypi.python.org/pypi/left-pad/ * http://search.cpan.org/~dagolden/LeftPad-0.003/lib/LeftPad.pm http://search.cpan.org/~dagolden/LeftPad-0.003/lib/LeftPad.p... (LeftPad - Why should Node.js have all the fun? - comments on the package) -- UPDATE About package removal... * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20403387/how-to-remove-a-package-from-pypi http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20403387/how-to-remove-a-...

uitgewis 9y ago
I assume they're referring to the prior ability that NPM packages could be removed at will.
vincnetas 9y ago
At least first one is a parody: "This library is clojure/clojurescript port of left-pad, it's NOT recommand to use this library actually :)." And by date of project creation you can assume that others are parodies too: "LeftPad - Why should Node.js have all the fun?"
forgotpw1123 9y ago
All of those left-pad libraries are a jest, it's trivial to do padding in those languages. I was wrong about Python and removing packages but on Nuget and Maven you can't, its not allowed. I think it's worth noting that with Java at least, besides not allowing package removal, the namespace is tied to a unique identifier with ownership verification, so the cause of the left-pad fiasco (kik wanting his namespace) is extremely unlikely to happen in the first place.
- oliverkyss 9y ago
  If the curation process allows joke packages to pass through, it is completely useless. Looks like the only difference from npm is extra bureaucracy then.
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by feduzi 9y ago

uitgewis 9y ago

I assume they're referring to the prior ability that NPM packages could be removed at will.

vincnetas 9y ago

At least first one is a parody: "This library is clojure/clojurescript port of left-pad, it's NOT recommand to use this library actually :)." And by date of project creation you can assume that others are parodies too: "LeftPad - Why should Node.js have all the fun?"

forgotpw1123 9y ago

All of those left-pad libraries are a jest, it's trivial to do padding in those languages. I was wrong about Python and removing packages but on Nuget and Maven you can't, its not allowed. I think it's worth noting that with Java at least, besides not allowing package removal, the namespace is tied to a unique identifier with ownership verification, so the cause of the left-pad fiasco (kik wanting his namespace) is extremely unlikely to happen in the first place.

oliverkyss 9y ago
If the curation process allows joke packages to pass through, it is completely useless. Looks like the only difference from npm is extra bureaucracy then.
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