Re:Let's Package JQuery: A JavaScript Packaging Dystopian No...
by davexunit on Saturday May 02, 2015 @08:44AM
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>To always use the same versions of every dependency you'll want to shrink wrap.
Does "shrink wrap" mean "bundle"? If so, I strongly disagree. It's possible to explicitly use the exact same versions of dependencies without resorting to bundling all the source/binaries. Guix and Nix are particularly well suited for this.
>And yes, of course dependencies have dependencies.
But you have to admit that the depth of this dependency tree is insane.
Does "shrink wrap" mean "bundle"? If so, I strongly disagree. It's possible to explicitly use the exact same versions of dependencies without resorting to bundling all the source/binaries. Guix and Nix are particularly well suited for this.
>And yes, of course dependencies have dependencies.
But you have to admit that the depth of this dependency tree is insane.