Comment by dlandis

It is quite a congenial response and no disrespect to npm inc, but yarn will be technically far superior (if it's not already), and I can't help but interpret this as the beginning of the end for npm....It was only a matter of time though since there are a number of systemic problems with npm and (in my opinion) it is at the center of the dysfunctional world of modern JavaScript tooling. It did move the ecosystem forward significantly for a number of years, but now something better is required. Sorry to be blunt, just my opinion.