[feduzi]

> Left-pad is a perfect example of why npm sucks. Nuget, Maven, Phython, and CPAN would have never let something that stupid happen.

O RLY?

* https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/coldnew/left-pad/1.0.0

* https://www.nuget.org/packages/left-pad/

* https://pypi.python.org/pypi/left-pad/

* http://search.cpan.org/~dagolden/LeftPad-0.003/lib/LeftPad.p... (LeftPad - Why should Node.js have all the fun? - comments on the package)

-- UPDATE

About package removal...

* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20403387/how-to-remove-a-...

[vincnetas]

At least first one is a parody: "This library is clojure/clojurescript port of left-pad, it's NOT recommand to use this library actually :)."

And by date of project creation you can assume that others are parodies too: "LeftPad - Why should Node.js have all the fun?"

[forgotpw1123]

All of those left-pad libraries are a jest, it's trivial to do padding in those languages. I was wrong about Python and removing packages but on Nuget and Maven you can't, its not allowed.

I think it's worth noting that with Java at least, besides not allowing package removal, the namespace is tied to a unique identifier with ownership verification, so the cause of the left-pad fiasco (kik wanting his namespace) is extremely unlikely to happen in the first place.

[oliverkyss]

If the curation process allows joke packages to pass through, it is completely useless. Looks like the only difference from npm is extra bureaucracy then.

[uitgewis]

I assume they're referring to the prior ability that NPM packages could be removed at will.