Re:A Twisted Maze of Dependencies
by jdlshore on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:12AM
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I’m usually a fan of Rachel’s writing, but this one just sounds like normal unfamiliarity with a language ecosystem.
Yes, Node.js programs have a lot of dependencies. That’s how the ecosystem works. Code is shipped as source and there’s a culture of code reuse. Nothing about this is bad or wrong.
ESLint is a good tool if you’re developing JS. The typical approach is to install it as a project dependency, using ‘npm install eslint —dev’ IIRC.
Yes, Node.js programs have a lot of dependencies. That’s how the ecosystem works. Code is shipped as source and there’s a culture of code reuse. Nothing about this is bad or wrong.
ESLint is a good tool if you’re developing JS. The typical approach is to install it as a project dependency, using ‘npm install eslint —dev’ IIRC.