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Discussion on: Is node js Dead - Long Live Deno

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Markel F. • Edited

I mean, this is going to be fun when webpages go down and apps stop working (new deployments). That aside, Deno looks good

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Martin Pitt

Why? The same could happen to GitHub or NPM if they go down as well.

Mind that:

  • Remote code is fetched and cached on first execution, and never updated until the code is run with the --reload flag
  • Modules/files loaded from remote URLs are intended to be immutable and cacheable.
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Markel F.

Yeah I know, about the reload, that's why I said new deployments. Concerning the NPM going down, yes, it would happen, but it's more probable that an individual shutdowns their website (for any reason) than a corporation