For a while .NET Core also had a folder within the project for third-party NuGet modules, and for a simple web app they would go into the 200mb, and that's without the compiler itself. Now those files live in a hidden folder (or were absorbed by the stdlib), and nobody complains about it anymore.
Initiatives like Yarn's plug-and-play [1] would have the side effect of being great marketing for Node.js development.
For a while .NET Core also had a folder within the project for third-party NuGet modules, and for a simple web app they would go into the 200mb, and that's without the compiler itself. Now those files live in a hidden folder (or were absorbed by the stdlib), and nobody complains about it anymore.
Initiatives like Yarn's plug-and-play [1] would have the side effect of being great marketing for Node.js development.
[1] https://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs/blob/master/accepted/0000-pl...