npmgraph
Dev tools
dependency visualization
SHOW HN2014
40points
15comments
#788of 2,272 in 2014
Top 35%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.40.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat, helpful visualization for choosing packages
From 4 comments
This is really neat! I love knowing how much a package depends on when I decide which to go with.
willtheperson on HNThis is really neat, I love graphs and maps like this!
canadaj on HNgreat work as everybody else said! would be awesome to see the sizes of the modules, too
oakaz on HNWow, great visualizations, this will be helpful when trying to simplify node to run in embedded environments. Here's a good example: Jade template engine:…
kbaker on HN
Objections
Concern about dependency bloat in npm packages
From 1 comment
This is great idea! :-) Am I the only one that looks at some of these graphs and thinks OMG THE BLOAT! and runs in the opposite direction? These days with a lot of app dev the…
stevelaz on HN
Requests
Show multiple root nodes at once
From 1 comment
As long as everybody else is putting their wished for feature here, I'd like to have multiple root nodes at the same time.
Havvy on HN
Graphs of maintainers
From 1 comment
Next all you need to add is graphs of the maintainers.
Kinnard on HN
Show module sizes, e.g. downloads
From 2 comments
great work as everybody else said! would be awesome to see the sizes of the modules, too
oakaz on HN"downloads in the last month"
potomushto on HN
Questions
What connects two maintainers in a maintainer graph?
From 1 comment
Very interesting idea! What would be a connection between two maintainers? If their packages depend on each other, or if they co-maintain a package?
anvaka on HN
Alternatives named
yasiv npm view
From 1 comment
great work. something like this already exists, but it's intended for amazon searches and supports npm too. http://www.yasiv.com/npm#view/dat it's also not very googleable and…
shime on HN