Is npm Enough? Why Startups are Coming after this JavaScript Package Registry – console.log()

There’s been significant disruption in the JavaScript package management space recently. While npm continues to be the de facto JavaScript 1) package registry and 2) package manager used in Node.js runtime environments, it is worth discussing how these shifts factor into the larger Problem of JavaScript Code Delivery. Specifically, I am thinking of the recent appearance of Deno’s JSR (the JavaScript Registry) and vlt’s vsr (vlt Serverless Registry). Deno markets JSR as an “open-source package registry for modern JavaScript.” It was developed by Ryan Dahl, creator of the Node.js JavaScript runtime and Co-Founder & CEO of Deno, and has some good momentum within the JS community.