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- To cache - To have your own repo since npm doesn’t support composite repos like Maven (last I checked) - To not trust that npm won’t take a dump like today

by ulkesh 8y ago

- To cache - To have your own repo since npm doesn’t support composite repos like Maven (last I checked) - To not trust that npm won’t take a dump like today - To not let npm know your IP address of your dev boxes or build boxes I’m sure there are many more reasons...