Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
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Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
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Re: Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
#3This is a utility I build to be able to make sure my JS CLI's actually work across the version I want to support.
Right now, the tool also works across any language where there is docker images with versions, not just for JavaScript/NodeJS. It's enough with having a Dockerfile with $VERSION (that will be replaced by the tool) and changing the test command. I will make this easier in the future.
Thanks for taking a look and please let me know what you think about it.
Re: Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
#4This is definitely something that's needed, by myself, and many other developers. Determining module compatibility across versions is always a pain. Great tool!
Re: Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
#5Frankly, I feel like this is an indictment of all software development, everywhere. When you need to do this kind of a thing, you are doing it wrong. I do not mean I am doing it any better, I have the same issues e.g. working on Android, but there are probably some fundamental things we could be doing to avoid all these horrible symptoms. Things like NixOS come to mind, where people are actively researching and experimenting with possibly better alternatives. I pray somehow somebody smart and motivated can find some fundamental solutions instead of this rube goldberg overkill type answer.
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#6This is definitely something that's needed, by myself, and many other developers. Determining module compatibility across versions is always a pain. Great tool!
Thanks a lot for those kind words!
Yeah, it was needed by myself as well, so I had to scratch my own itch for a while.
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#7Frankly, I feel like this is an indictment of all software development, everywhere. When you need to do this kind of a thing, you are doing it wrong. I do not mean I am doing it any better, I have the same issues e.g. working on Android, but there are probably some fundamental things we could be doing to avoid all these horrible symptoms. Things like NixOS come to mind, where people are actively researching and exper…
What do you recommend for how we could do it better?
Re: Show HN: Test your JavaScript modules simultaneously in 32 different versions of Node.js
#8Frankly, I feel like this is an indictment of all software development, everywhere. When you need to do this kind of a thing, you are doing it wrong. I do not mean I am doing it any better, I have the same issues e.g. working on Android, but there are probably some fundamental things we could be doing to avoid all these horrible symptoms. Things like NixOS come to mind, where people are actively researching and exper…
I see where you are coming from, for sure. I wish I was smart enough and motivated enough to try to come up with a solution to this, but my motivation goes elsewhere.
Sometimes, for you to focus on other (what for you is important), you need to throw together some rube goldberg thing to be able to move forward.
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#9Nice NPM
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#10Dumb question, from someone who doesn't work with Node.js: Why are there 32 versions of it?