Thread 106586782

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Anonymous 9/14/2025, 9:34:47 PM No.106586782 >>106586800 >>106586844 >>106588375

npm is not tht bad prove me wrong.

What is NPM, and why do we need it_.png md5: c10aa125... 🔍

>npm hell le bad
>having hard coded outdated libraries good
>nononno! use shared libraries!
>mu distro only supports latest version

ok anon now its your time to provide a fix to npm hell, i pass to you the microphone.

Anonymous 9/14/2025, 9:37:16 PM No.106586800

file.png md5: d25f69f9... 🔍

>>106586782 (OP)
come back when you go a week without one of these

Anonymous 9/14/2025, 9:43:31 PM No.106586844 >>106586924

>>106586782 (OP)
>forcing library creators to break API and ABI compatibility less often is bad
>forcing applications to support a wider range of library versions is bad
The average C++ application can still be compiled with newer shared libraries ~10 years later. Webshitters need not apply.

Anonymous 9/14/2025, 9:52:17 PM No.106586924 >>106586947

>>106586844
javascript devs follow semver methodology to

Anonymous 9/14/2025, 9:54:18 PM No.106586947

>>106586924
Doesn't help when they bump MAJVER every other month to deprecate some API.

Anonymous 9/14/2025, 11:05:15 PM No.106587527

My favourite feature of npm is how it's a malware sharing hub.

Anonymous 9/15/2025, 12:48:56 AM No.106588375 >>106588540

>>106586782 (OP)
Split npmjs into multiple parts and make npm work with multiple repositories with the ability to add one by yourself, including your own private repos.

Anonymous 9/15/2025, 1:08:36 AM No.106588540

>>106588375
this doesn't fix the traversing nature of package managers, you would end up with the same amount of dependencies not fixing dependency hell.