Not on this scale. Let's leave out the versions of the NodeJS for clarity's sake (nvm is not for managing packages, afaik), and focus on packages. You could argue that the complexity is because of JavaScript's popularity, but it's hard to deny that running a seemingly simple `npm install` will net you tons of dependencies, and that's typical regardless of what you're installing.
Not on this scale. Let's leave out the versions of the NodeJS for clarity's sake (nvm is not for managing packages, afaik), and focus on packages. You could argue that the complexity is because of JavaScript's popularity, but it's hard to deny that running a seemingly simple `npm install` will net you tons of dependencies, and that's typical regardless of what you're installing.