[LunaSea]

At least Node.js has a built in package manager and not Github link hell like Go.

[notheguyouthink]

Fwiw, Go has an official package manager in development. Granted, they'll still be using repos rather than a central host.

[bpicolo]

npm isn't a built-in package manager. It's commonly packaged alongside node, sure.

[LunaSea]

It's separate to the language but there is actually an NPM version inside the Node.js repository if you build from source.

[bigdubs]

we use `govendor` to inline dependencies in tree; removes npm as a critical path when deploying, also means we can review dependency code changes like normal code changes.