Understanding #npm in #nodejs
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I think npm was one of the reasons for quick adoption of nodejs. As of writing this article there are close 7,00,000 packages on npm. If you want more details about packages across different platforms you can checkout ▻http://www.modulecounts.com I know it is comparing apples to organges when comparing packages across different platforms. But at-least it should give you some sense of adoption of node and #javascript.npm package growthFinding the right node packageSince there are so many packages we have a problem of plenty. For any given scenario we have multiple packages and it becomes difficult to identify the right fit for your use case. I generally look up github repos of popular projects to finalise which package to use. This may not scale up always and need more work.So I have stuck (...)