The lack of frameworks in node is not a community choice, it is a technical limitation of npm.
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Replying to @robotlolita
@robotlolita frameworks are a cluster of modules that want a single instance of all deps, not dups of shared dependencies.4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@robotlolita why must a framework rely on shared state to be a framework?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @ljharb
@ljharb@robotlolita Frameworks often deal with genuinely global state, like the DOM.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@robotlolita sure, but you’re not npm installing the DOM1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ljharb
@ljharb@robotlolita Sure, but you may have multiple duplicate libraries interacting with it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wycats
@wycats@robotlolita so, the state is shared in the DOM. Why do your modules need state, ie, need to rely on there being a require cache?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@ljharb @robotlolita I can give you some specific performance-critical examples but you'll just tell me I'm doing it wrong ;)
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