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is-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 hug
by dahfizz 5y ago
is-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.