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On the other hand, NPM itself kind of paved the way for ecosystems with tons of dependencies, managed and versioned with a single tool. Installing system softw

On the other hand, NPM itself kind of paved the way for ecosystems with tons of dependencies, managed and versioned with a single tool. Installing system software like the JVM is more old school.

tyingq 8y ago
Npm doesn't seem to break any substantial new ground to me. Things like apt, CPAN, etc, have been around longer.
bdavisx 8y ago
You don't have to install a JVM, you can bundle it with a distribution as well.