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If this code runs on hundreds of millions of phones and computers, npm seems horrible for the environment! Not only because of runtime, but because we’re talkin

If this code runs on hundreds of millions of phones and computers, npm seems horrible for the environment! Not only because of runtime, but because we’re talking so much just to host and serve these modules!

fritzo 3y ago
These packages are performance art, and shall not be judged by efficiency metrics.
- darkwater 3y ago
  I bet a dollar you started writing "performance" and then rewrote it as "efficiency" :)
  - fritzo 3y ago
    Good guess, but sorry :) You can pay at https://github.com/sponsors/fritzo?frequency=one-time https://github.com/sponsors/fritzo?frequency=one-time
asylteltine 3y ago
That’s right. Npm and the entire node ecosystem is just terrible. Specifically because you can get a production ready package from even Google, and you know it’s going to have some random useless package in the chain somewhere.