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Show HN: Dependency Hell (Short Story)

by jaronilan on 6/21/23, 9:41 PM with 10 comments

• by abrookewood on 6/22/23, 1:41 AM

  It's a stretch, but I can imagine it happening to someone!

  Reminds me of Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0

  Thanks for sharing.

• by yawnxyz on 6/22/23, 3:20 AM

  this is what reading Lord of the Rings felt like

• by bottom999mottob on 6/22/23, 6:07 AM

  Now try using pip where some 3.10 packages aren't compatible with anything lower and requirements.txt are nigh useless! NPM is heaven comparably.

• by BirAdam on 6/22/23, 2:46 AM

  That was really entertaining, thank you for sharing :-)

• by ReactiveJelly on 6/22/23, 2:19 AM

  "Cubicle"

• by magundu on 6/22/23, 4:00 AM

  This is what exactly happen to me yesterday.

• by thomasfromcdnjs on 6/22/23, 1:47 AM

  Jokes aside, just use pnpm.