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NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by tomnipotent »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #5

I wish companies would do away with the "leaving to pursue other opportunities" nonsense and just give no reasons if they don't want to discuss it. No C-level exec resigns "effective immediately" without either a transition plan in place or something concrete lined up. I get wanting to allow him to say he resigned instead of he was fired, but the silly language of the press release just makes it worse.

> I wish companies

Because it's not a soap opera and you're not owed anything about the personal business of other people. As an individual, I have every right to control the narrative for why I've left a company (assuming nothing illegal).

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by cloverich »

fishnchips wrote: post #16
dopamean wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is my favorite excuse in sports because they "retiree" almost always comes back out of retirement which leads me to believe they've had enough time with their family.

> they've had enough time with their family As a parent of two very lively small boys, I can say that "enough time with family" is a thing.

Moreover, "enough time with" anything you don't normally get enough time with can lead a person to change their mind. We're human -- we can re-arrange our priorities but not our time, so we make decisions and are allowed to change our mind. I have no doubts there's more at play here, but a C-level exec leaving for no particular reason after years of grinding seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by Ididntdothis »

dopamean wrote: post #12
Ididntdothis wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe “he wants to spend more time with family”?

This is my favorite excuse in sports because they "retiree" almost always comes back out of retirement which leads me to believe they've had enough time with their family.

Probably the family had enough of them and kicked them out :-)

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by TimothyBJacobs »

asien wrote: post #18

I’m fascinated by the fact that while node has become a new standard in the industry , and the project is receiving lots of supports from all sorts of companies ( IBM , Microsoft etc...) absolutely no discussion has been opened about how much at risk the JavaScript ecosystem actually is with « npm » and it’s weekly dramas Not a month pass without something going wrong inside of inc, millions of developers are dependa…

There has been. CJ Silverio gave a talk on that topic at JSConf this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO8hZlgK5zc

See also Entropic as a possible alternative to NPM: https://github.com/entropic-dev/entropic

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by dstaley »

privateSFacct wrote: post #6

Story is all about his “success” and desire to seek new opportunities- why not a few sentences about the ongoing labor related litigation.

I actually think that litigation is no longer ongoing; Kate Conger from the NY Times is reporting that the case was settled. [1]

Edit: linked article says the case was settled in June. [2]

[1] https://twitter.com/kateconger/status/1175097388253376512

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/technology/tech-companies...

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

tomnipotent wrote: post #21
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #5

I wish companies would do away with the "leaving to pursue other opportunities" nonsense and just give no reasons if they don't want to discuss it. No C-level exec resigns "effective immediately" without either a transition plan in place or something concrete lined up. I get wanting to allow him to say he resigned instead of he was fired, but the silly language of the press release just makes it worse.

> I wish companies Because it's not a soap opera and you're not owed anything about the personal business of other people. As an individual, I have every right to control the narrative for why I've left a company (assuming nothing illegal).

That's my whole point. I fully understand not wanting to air everyone's laundry. I'm just suggesting that nobody is buying their silly lies, so if they think they are "controlling the narrative" they are sorely mistaken.

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by fharper »

dstaley wrote: post #25
privateSFacct wrote: post #6

Story is all about his “success” and desire to seek new opportunities- why not a few sentences about the ongoing labor related litigation.

I actually think that litigation is no longer ongoing; Kate Conger from the NY Times is reporting that the case was settled. [1] Edit: linked article says the case was settled in June. [2] [1] https://twitter.com/kateconger/status/1175097388253376512 [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/technology/tech-companies...

You are right, a settlement has been made.

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by humtum »

asien wrote: post #18

I’m fascinated by the fact that while node has become a new standard in the industry , and the project is receiving lots of supports from all sorts of companies ( IBM , Microsoft etc...) absolutely no discussion has been opened about how much at risk the JavaScript ecosystem actually is with « npm » and it’s weekly dramas Not a month pass without something going wrong inside of inc, millions of developers are dependa…

People care. Developers have limited registry options due to lock-in. Creating effective security processes across a massive ecosystem of open source developers is a difficult problem. Registries can't easily create security practices that fit into a heterogenous pool of oss governance and development models. Especially when implementing more rigorous security has the potential to diminish their network effects and developer productivity. Curious to see how npm, GitHub Package Manager, and others address these issues.

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by paulddraper »

asien wrote: post #18

I’m fascinated by the fact that while node has become a new standard in the industry , and the project is receiving lots of supports from all sorts of companies ( IBM , Microsoft etc...) absolutely no discussion has been opened about how much at risk the JavaScript ecosystem actually is with « npm » and it’s weekly dramas Not a month pass without something going wrong inside of inc, millions of developers are dependa…

The people that would care the most are mostly immune to npm issues.

Privately hosted npm repos, checked-in to version control systems, etc.

There are plenty of solutions if you don't like npm. However, they carry the traditional costs of managing dependencies; if you want super super super easy above all else, that's what npm does.

Re: NPM CEO Bryan Bogensberger Resigned

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Post by paulddraper »

dopamean wrote: post #12
Ididntdothis wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe “he wants to spend more time with family”?

This is my favorite excuse in sports because they "retiree" almost always comes back out of retirement which leads me to believe they've had enough time with their family.

Urban Meyer

2010

Retires from head football coach at University of Florida.

"I know it is time to put my focus on my family and life away from the field."

2011

Becomes the head football coach at Ohio State.

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I say this as a bitter Gators fan.

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