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There’s no silver bullet you’re absolutely right, but does that mean there isn’t room for improvement? Or that you shouldn’t try? Dropping all dependencies is e
by sosodev 7y ago
There’s no silver bullet you’re absolutely right, but does that mean there isn’t room for improvement? Or that you shouldn’t try? Dropping all dependencies is extreme for sure but to argue against something as simple as vendoring is a bit odd.
- erulabs 7y agoYou’re correct - there is room for improvement. The “npx” tool is a easy place to start! And absolutely agreed dropping dependencies is extreme and vendoring not so much - but in my experience vendoring often means “don’t ever touch again until a bad security shows up”. I was being a little bit too snarky in my comment tho, absolutely :)
- lmm 7y agoVendoring causes more problems than it solves. There are plenty of things that could be improved about the node ecosystem, but a lot of the criticism isn't based on logic; there seems to be a large population on HN who just inherently hate large numbers of dependencies and will grasp for any excuse to justify that hate.