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The tragedy of running an old Node project

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272 points abdisalan | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 18:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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uludag ◴[18 Nov 24 18:55 UTC] No.42175643[source]▶
The worst part isn't just that it's nearly impossible to run/update an outdated JS project, but that this process will repeat itself ad infinitum.

On the flip side, anything that uses vanilla JS without a build will most likely run just fine, probably till the end of human civilization.

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1. wink ◴[19 Nov 24 11:15 UTC] No.42182217[source]▶
What if your project is old enough to predate the modern "just use vanilla js, it's fine"? :tableflip:

j/k - I'm slowly removing all the Zepto code I have and it's usually a relatively quick search&replace.