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When I write lambda code for my job, our code currently only supports the node 6 for it's runtime (our system automatically deploys it). I use nvm to help test my code all the time while still having the ability to switch to a more current node for other projects
Are you running your projects directly on your machine? Your’re not using a VM or containers? Don’t you have the “but it works on my machine” problem?
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The ReasonML ecosystem is quite confusing for newcomers. ReasonML could be compiled to a binary out of the box thanks to the OCaml toolchain. Pesy is a tool for making native development easier. Regardings Javascript compilation backend, you only hear about that because it's what the ReasonML team selling.
And I get that, I think I heard somebody from Reason community to say on some podcast once "We want to get the frontend stuff right first", or something along those lines :-)
Wait, 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.
Reason is merely a new syntax on OCaml. You can use BuckleScript (BS) to compile to JS, or not use BS to compile to native. There exists a fast http server in native OCaml: https://github.com/inhabitedtype/httpaf
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And I get that, I think I heard somebody from Reason community to say on some podcast once "We want to get the frontend stuff right first", or something along those lines :-)
That makes more sense to me now why doing server side reason compiles to a node.js app and not a more performant OCaml app. Server is not a priority yet.
I 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
I 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.
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Sometimes you're limited in production by whatever version the OS supports. In the case of Debian installing nodejs doesn't necessarily land you the latest and greatest. The same happens with Python as well. I wish they had a good way to abstract this in Debian and I'm surprised Ubuntu hasn't fully resolved it, I mean Ubuntu does have Snap but I can't trust Snaps fully if the language vendors aren't backing the only…
You can absolutely install the newest version of Python and Node on Debian. It is a little harder than just an `apt-get install`, but very possible.
If devs want something different from the distro provided libs we typically ask that they use containers or otherwise vendor them.
Ideally we would like our software to depend on the system for the bare minimum and security critical libs like OpenSSL so that Ops is free to switch out the underlying platform with minimal friction.
Maybe I'm completely out of the loop, but what's the deal with running multiple versions of Node? What particular problems or projects do you have where this is a pressing necessity? I just install latest LTS and keep that up to date, and I've yet to find a single thing not working.
Maybe I'm completely out of the loop, but what's the deal with running multiple versions of Node? What particular problems or projects do you have where this is a pressing necessity? I just install latest LTS and keep that up to date, and I've yet to find a single thing not working.
Sometimes you're limited in production by whatever version the OS supports. In the case of Debian installing nodejs doesn't necessarily land you the latest and greatest. The same happens with Python as well. I wish they had a good way to abstract this in Debian and I'm surprised Ubuntu hasn't fully resolved it, I mean Ubuntu does have Snap but I can't trust Snaps fully if the language vendors aren't backing the only…
https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/READ...