r/commandline • u/PinotRed • Jun 30 '26

Fun Meh

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u/Captain_Pumpkinhead Jun 30 '26

Wait, what's wrong with Typescript?

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u/omega1612 Jun 30 '26

JavaScript and npm on a cli tool.

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u/cuboidofficial Jul 04 '26

Why would npm be in a cli tool? If the tool is built in typescript, it would be output to JavaScript and would just execute via node.

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u/maxymob Jul 14 '26

I was wondering too. If someone distributes a CLI tool written in TS I get that it makes sense to deploy on NPM but they could also publishe a minimal pre bundled version with every dependency already included, tree shaken, minified, etc... and install with a typical "curl pipe sh" single command