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"JS developers keep reaching for huge JS packages. Just import small ones" "JS developers install too many small packages." Whooooooo cares. When you come up
by stevebmark 8y ago
"JS developers keep reaching for huge JS packages. Just import small ones"
"JS developers install too many small packages."
Whooooooo cares. When you come up with the maximum arbitrary acceptable packages (including nested dependencies) for a project, and then also the arbitrary minimum LOC needed to publish a package (for all you leftpad haters), then throw your numbers in the toilet and stop talking.
I love that Babel, Prettier, Jest, etc use plugins as individual npm packages. I love the ecosystem it has created. I love that we have a big ecosystem that improves developer experience.
- peteforde 8y agoGenuinely curious: how long have you been developing web apps, and what stacks/platforms did you work with previously? I ask because your reaction goes against everything I've ever felt, and I sincerely want to understand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K5SycZjGhI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K5SycZjGhI
- stackola 8y agoI've been working in web dev since 2008 and have never been happier with the ecosystem or more productive.
- peteforde 8y agoCool. Still excited to hear from @stevebmark! When you started in 2008, were you self-taught, college/university or bootcamp? No wrong answers. Have you been working primarily in JS the whole time? Did you do front-end, back-end or some blend of the two?