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by cztomsik 3222 days ago
Basically, it's about "we can't use lib x because it will break lib y" - this already happens in java and I would consider java being very conservative and slow-progressing.

Now, imagine how quickly is javascript evolving, libraries, frameworks, etc.

Solution to dependency hell is a major reason why node.js succeeded (along with browserify/webpack) unlike anything with flat dependencies (bower)