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The article is making the whole thing sound arcane and unreasonable when the distinction between package managers and runtimes has been the case for decades. E
by goldenkey 4y ago
The article is making the whole thing sound arcane and unreasonable when the distinction between package managers and runtimes has been the case for decades.
Expecting package.json (a package manager file) to alter the behavior of node (the executable runtime) shows a lack of even first principle knowledge of computer languages, runtimes, or package managers.
I don't feel bad in the slightest, because math feels like shit too when you first get into it. But the reasons are mostly sound, so complaints are mostly just whining.
- chii 4y ago> shows a lack of even first principle knowledge of computer languages, runtimes, or package managers. it's more that the author has the expectation that a computer scientist (well versed in computer science) should be able to immediately discern the intricacies of software construction and engineering. The complexities of a software system is distinct and different from that of computer science. It's like saying that a physicist would be able to do the job of a construction civil engineer, because they know the physical theories of forces.