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The tragedy of running an old Node project

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272 points abdisalan | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 18:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | 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The worst part isn't just that it's nearly impossible to run/update an outdated JS project, but that this process will repeat itself ad infinitum.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. shepherdjerred ◴[19 Nov 24 23:15 UTC] No.42189088[source]▶
This nearly impossible task took the author two hours
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2. abenga ◴[20 Nov 24 09:32 UTC] No.42192196[source]▶
He gave up and went back to an old version. So we don't know if it was possible or not.