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A total tangent, but it is always fun when two totally separate things you're doing connect in a weird way. I just installed some node library and then I see th
by dinkleberg 3y ago
A total tangent, but it is always fun when two totally separate things you're doing connect in a weird way. I just installed some node library and then I see this unrelated blog post that is written by the creator of that library.
- MrJohz 3y agoThe author has written a lot (1000+) of libraries, and earned a certain amount of controversy for how they manage them, and whether all those packages are necessary. I think the most recent controversy was that they switched all of their packages over to the new module system before the ecosystem was ready. It's one of those names where I tend to raise an eyebrow when I hear it. This looks like something similar to the module/require changes, where the overall change is good, but a slower transition may help people more.
- dinkleberg 3y agoGeez you aren’t kidding, this guy is prolific. I’ve seen some of his other projects on here but they all seemed to be Mac apps. Surprised to see someone churning out so many of those also has time to build and maintain 1000+ npm projects. Also this guy seems to have started the awesome list trend. I do have to wonder how many of those projects are essentially a wrapper around some native functionality just with their preferred API. Regardless, that level of scale is impressive. Thanks for the heads up though, I’ll have approach with caution.