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Check-In Your Node Dependencies
- franky47 5y agoAnother benefit: it allows fixing and patching dependencies without having to wait for an upstream release. I know of repository-pinned dependencies [1], but those may be hard to keep track of, especially for patches on unmaintained software. They are akin to git submodules, which are a pain to work with. [1] https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/configuring-npm/package-json#git-urls-as-dependencies https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/configuring-npm/package-json#g...
- egamirorrim 5y agoI thought April fools day was in April?
- CGamesPlay 5y agoThe node_modules folder includes compiled native libraries (.so, .dylib, etc.), so this also has the benefit of not working if anyone has a different architecture or OS than anyone else.