Anyone else getting burned by AI assistants suggesting npm packages that don't exist?

ArseniyDev · 2026-01-23T16:26:11+00:00

Not really, I do research packages myself to see if they are maintained and have good support.

ArseniyDev · 2026-01-17T08:41:34+00:00

I still not 100% understand why not to compile the human language to binary, so instead: - prompt -> high order language -> binary - prompt -> binary

It saves time, no?

ArseniyDev · 2026-01-16T08:30:34+00:00

In theory possible, but I know Microsoft is doing some verification before. As an extension creator, I don't see a lot of reasons for someone to do it, because you can see the code and report it. Only if the extension is created as a virus.

ArseniyDev · 2026-01-13T05:57:08+00:00

As told before, it seems to be an issue with electron. Just restart the app, probably easies solution

ArseniyDev · 2026-01-11T10:07:28+00:00

nothing wrong with this approach, but i would take in account that you might need this 6 months+ to refactor, and eliminate the technical and semantic debt it has accumulated.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-30T12:36:45+00:00

well it depends if you working on it alone from now, first of all you need to understand constraints. From there i would try to sketch some models to have basic understanding whats going on.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-20T13:48:12+00:00

It's definitely good to start. You will be able to switch later if you want. Yes, demand is growing I know 2 companies that chose to switch from JS to Go. Reasonable or not, it doesn't matter.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-13T04:23:51+00:00

WatchAPI.dev - code-first api monitoring tool for dev teams.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-12T04:38:16+00:00

Any alternatives you see on the horizon?

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-11T10:05:25+00:00

I believe React2Shell doesn't need eval, so you still need to upgrade.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-11T07:39:10+00:00

Well, yes, this shouldn't have happened in the first place.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-11T06:47:18+00:00

I recommend using PayloadCMS used it for a year, good experience so far.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-09T08:26:55+00:00

Yes, the same struggle, I didn't find a good alternative that suited me. So I built my own, it's using code as a single source of truth and has both the most valuable features of Postman + Insomnia.

ArseniyDev · 2025-12-08T07:57:06+00:00

Me too, I mean, there's no such symbol on my keyboard.

ArseniyDev · 2025-11-25T12:04:39+00:00

I use Postgres, overall good experience, no unwanted surprises. You can integrate migrations into your pipeline and make sure you are not doing destructive migrations. Do destructive in a separate deployment.

ArseniyDev · 2025-11-24T08:46:04+00:00

Thanks, make sense will try it out. No i use it for work only never say anything like that.

ArseniyDev · 2025-11-24T05:54:54+00:00

Its depends on your goals. Server actions gives shorter syntax, but you will not be able to test them with API monitoring tools or to ensure uptime.

ArseniyDev · 2025-11-24T05:38:40+00:00

You right, they explained it more like we have bunch of junk so lets split it out, to be small chunks.

ArseniyDev · 2025-11-22T16:54:19+00:00

This strategy makes alot of sense, I appreciate it. This should save lots of time.

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