When "Everything" Becomes Too Much: The npm Package Chaos of 2024 - Socket
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An NPM user named PatrickJS launched a troll campaign with a package called "everything," which depends on all public npm packages.
  • FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    That last point truly bothers me, too. It’s fine to have a bloated work environment (some people use Visual Studio, after all). But that complexity should not get offloaded to your users. Webdevs need to do better on this front, it’s not 2015 anymore.