Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
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Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#2I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#3I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
I second this question. I'm using nvm almost everywhere and have never had issues, nor did I ever experience it as slow.
Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#4I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
Hey! fnm is a very simple and (very) fast node version manager.
On my machine, `nvm init`/`nvm use` takes around 600ms - this means each time you spawn a new shell you have a ~600ms penalty.
The gif on the README is real time (it's a screen recording) - so installations are fast, and every command that works locally is extremely fast.
So, tl;dr, fnm is built with performance in mind
Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#5I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
I second this question. I'm using nvm almost everywhere and have never had issues, nor did I ever experience it as slow.
I'm pretty sure `nvm` supports more use cases than fnm right now, as it is a much more mature project. However, it is slower in orders of magnitude.
It does support `.nvmrc` files so my use cases have been fulfilled with fnm - but if yours wasn't implemented yet - you are more than welcome to open an issue and we'll try to tackle it.
Also, fnm is a single executable, therefore it is very easy to install and works across all shells (no need for wrappers in `fish` shells, for instance). Just put it in your path and you're good to go!
Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#6I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
I'm using nave, also with no issues. A "why fnm vs nvim / nave" section in the readme would be useful.
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#7I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
The problem I have with nvm is speed (running it at shell startup introduces a very noticeable delay), and integration with other shells - it's always been a pain to get it running with fish.
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#8Great work, but you'd have to pry asdf out of my cold, dead hands.
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#9Wait, I assumed this will be a js-app, but it actually is a executable binary?
Is that the courtesy of https://github.com/jordwalke/pesy ?
For some time I wanted to try ReasonML for server-side development, but for some reason I assumed, that most of the ecosystem would be node.js based.
Re: Show HN: Fnm – Fast and simple Node.js version manager built in ReasonML
#10I use nvm currently. Can I ask how this compares to nvm, perhaps issues with nvm that it tackles? Is it performance? :o
this really does need a pitch comparison vs nvm. when I first saw yarn I switched almost instantly from npm because the pitch and improvement were clear