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When something like npmx.dev that genuinely touches and potentially drastically changes so many areas of a developer’s life, I always wonder how much the ripples of celebration touch the day to day lives of “blue collar workers”, devs and execs outside of the community.

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Do you get taken aback by an influx of otherwise dull LinkedIn posts talking about this new thing. Do workspaces update their onboarding docs with it as the starting point? Does your mentor introduce you to it as your first packages browser?

I remember my ecosystem intro months (weirdly) fondly and most of what I’ve learned at the time was quite boring, battle tested. I wonder how it is these days, with AI, thoughtful and shiny solutions.. I felt overwhelmed at the time; is today’s landscape easier or harder to navigate?