There is a difference between Node compatibility and NPM compatibility though. NPM may have started with Node, but it has become part of the core development pr

There is a difference between Node compatibility and NPM compatibility though. NPM may have started with Node, but it has become part of the core development process for front-end web development. One of the main purposes of Deno is to decrease the gap between frontend JS development and backend JS development, and adding NPM support furthers that goal. What doesn't make sense is adding a compatibility layer for all the Node specific functionality that has since become redundant with new Web standards.