Outside the pandemic, I was particularly surprised by Github’s acquisition of npm. Both of them are the backbone of the opensource community. Github and npm, combined, will host most existing Javascript packages. Their parent company, Microsoft, is playing a long game to create the best possible developer experience, seamlessly integrated with Typescript, VS Code, Github, npm, and Azure, and win the minds and hearts of the next generation. At the very least, its coming ecosystem looks promising to Javascript developers.
Young Reacts #67 - Github acquiring npm
Young Reacts #67 - Github acquiring npm
Young Reacts #67 - Github acquiring npm
Outside the pandemic, I was particularly surprised by Github’s acquisition of npm. Both of them are the backbone of the opensource community. Github and npm, combined, will host most existing Javascript packages. Their parent company, Microsoft, is playing a long game to create the best possible developer experience, seamlessly integrated with Typescript, VS Code, Github, npm, and Azure, and win the minds and hearts of the next generation. At the very least, its coming ecosystem looks promising to Javascript developers.