[zo1]

1. Virtualenv is essentially the same as node_modules, yet everyone rants and raves and loves that. And the kind of breakage you're talking about is astronomically rare in my experience. 2. No you don't - what makes you say that?

[skohan]

virtualenv is so much less user friendly than npm. Like why do I have to run a `source` command to make virtualenv work? I don't use either often, but I can remember how to use npm if I haven't used it in like 6 months, but I have to look up the right commands virtualenv if I haven't used it for like 2 weeks.

[Daishiman]

If you want to run multiple versions of node you're going to need to use some sort of version manager too.