My failed attempt to shrink all npm packages by 5%
29-Jan-2025 37
In 2022, I had an idea that could decrease the size of all newly-published npm packages by about 5%, and it was completely backwards compatible. This would have improved performance and reduced storage costs.
I eagerly pitched this idea to the npm maintainers, convinced it was a clear win. But after a few months, my proposal was rejected. To be clear: I think this was the right call!
Here’s what happened. I hope this story will be useful to others.
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