[Frondo]

What kind of vetting is occurring when you're automatically installing npm modules as you code?

But, "Novice programmers will necessarily produce novice code."

Having had my own variety of experience with CPAN, PEAR, Tcl's package thing, C by way of building my own RPMs and DEBs, and now watching the ongoing trainwreck that is npm, yes. You're right about that.