Jeppe hosts with Brittany. Guests: Patak (Matias Capeletto, Vite core team) and Zeu Capua (zeu.dev, software engineer, Svelte ambassador).
What is npmx?
A fast, open-source browser for the npm registry. It consumes the npmjs REST API and adds a better UI and more useful data on top. Started by Daniel Roe (Nuxt lead) ~40 days before recording. Patak joined as co-steward after seeing a two-day prototype.
Features beyond npmjs.com
- ESM vs CJS detection per package
- Bundle size and install size
- Color-coded dependency freshness (yellow = patch behind, red = major behind)
- e18e module replacement warnings when a lighter modern alternative exists
- Package claiming via UI (available locally if you fork the repo)
- Planned: publishing and package management flows
Svelte is #1
Most liked package on npmx at time of recording: Svelte (173), Nuxt (101), Vite (96).
Picks
- Zeu: Hypermedia Systems by Carson Gross. Free online at hypermedia.systems.
- Brittany: Starter Villain by John Scalzi. Comedy about inheriting a villain business.
- Patak: The community blog posts from the npmx launch. Read them if you need a reminder that open source can still be fun.
- Jeppe: Cordless hot glue guns. 10 seconds to heat up, fixes everything.
Hot takes
- Zeu: Stop putting "blue" or "sky" in AT Proto app names. The protocol needs to grow beyond Blue Sky.
- Patak: He's stopped coding in open source. Focusing on people, calls, community. Open source needs more non-coders.
Links
- npmx Alpha Launch Blog Post
- npmx.dev
- npmx GitHub
- npmx Discord
- npmx Open Collective
- Zeu Capua / @zeu.dev on Blue Sky
- Eurosky
- Open Source Pledge
- Hypermedia Systems