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What frustrates me about the JS world is that all too often, what you get from NPM is the output, not the input. Maven might not be universally loved, but you
by andrewaylett 9y ago
What frustrates me about the JS world is that all too often, what you get from NPM is the output, not the input. Maven might not be universally loved, but you do at least get to navigate through the original Java source and stand _some_ chance of finding what you're looking for.
- thiht 9y agoI don't follow, the code in node_modules is readable and allows to navigate through the original sources. Is it not always the case?
- bsimpson 9y agoI think they're saying that code on NPM may be written with a bunch of experimental Babel features or in some niche language like Elm, and then translated to vanilla JS. In those cases, you might find code that's been machine translated or minified in node_modules, not the original source.
- andrewaylett 9y agoExactly :).