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Can you cite anyone who actually thinks this? People complain about these tiny packages they find on npm the whole time, but usually these packages come from p
by kybernetikos 5y ago
Can you cite anyone who actually thinks this?
People complain about these tiny packages they find on npm the whole time, but usually these packages come from people learning how to create their first npm packages, or creating or following tutorials. They aren't serious packages used by typical developers for production apps.
If you go to the isEven github repository you can even see "I created this in 2014, when I was learning how to program." If you hover over his 'organisation' you'll see the text "This is a joke. You'll only see this org if you are attempting to troll me about repositories I created when I was learning to program."
- dahfizz 5y agois-odd gets between 400k and 500k downloads every week[1]. The package was written as an exercise in learning how to create a small, useless package. But a huge portion of the JS development community choosed to import and use the package anyway. [1] https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-odd https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-odd
- kybernetikos 5y agoHave a look at where those downloads are coming from and which packages are actually using it: https://www.npmjs.com/browse/depended/is-even https://www.npmjs.com/browse/depended/is-even They're jokes or satire or learning repositories, like `install-is`: "Installing this package installs a bunch of useless packages" or Stalinsort or module-practice-january. The most serious looking dependents are by the same author.
- imtringued 5y agoYou aren't looking hard enough. The joke libraries don't get any downloads. install-is gets 1 weekly download. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30991487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30991487
- kybernetikos 5y agohandlebars-helpers falls under my last sentence. The linked thread is literally with the guy who wrote is-odd.