Hacker GitHub

← All repos

tj/n

View on GitHub ↗ ★ 19,510 Shell

Node version management

31 mentions on Hacker News by 30 people: 7 stories, 24 comments · first 2011-04-02 · latest 2024-12-09

Mentions per year 31 mentions · busiest year 2012 (6)
20082026
  1. I prefer GitHub.com/tj/n. It's really nice.
    comment by porridgeraisin · 2024-12-09 · in Mise: Dev tools, env vars, task runner
  2. …[0], which really ought to be the go-to for managing multiple versions of Node.js in my opinion. 0: https://github.com/tj/n
  3. …aware of the following Javascript "version managers": - NVM: https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm - N: https://github.com/tj/n - Volta: https://volta.sh/ - FNM: https://fnm.vercel.app/ - ASDF-VM: https://asdf-vm.com/ I started with NVM, which is…
    comment by nerdponx · 2021-11-22 · in Volta vs. Nvm for JavaScript Tooling
  4. …with than nvm because n just swaps out binaries instead of using shell tricks and indirection. [0] https://github.com/tj/n
    comment by wayneftw · 2021-08-13 · in MacBook Setup for the Pros 2021
  5. This looks too complicated, I prefer the simpler solution: tj/n ( https://github.com/tj/n ) Installed using n-install ( https://github.com/mklement0/n-install )
    comment by steelbrain · 2021-05-03 · in Volta
  6. …for an alternative. I also use the companion n-install [1] utility to get setup very quickly. [0] https://github.com/tj/n [1] https://github.com/mklement0/n-install
  7. If you don’t like NVM’s shell config shenanigans you can use n - https://github.com/tj/n
  8. ▲ 2
    Node Version Management
    story by nkjoep · 2020-03-20 · 0 comments
  9. How does it compare to n? https://github.com/tj/n
  10. ▲ 1
    Tj/n: Node version management
    story by axiomdata316 · 2018-08-31 · 1 comment
  11. nvm sucks! try n! https://github.com/tj/n/ seriously, it's so much tidier!
  12. --no-check-certificate for something that is intended to install software is unacceptable. https://github.com/tj/n/pull/475/files I guess nvm is better, needs some polishing, though (error prone for scripted usage, because of unpredictable…
    comment by miduil · 2018-01-10 · in Node v9.4.0
  13. https://github.com/tj/n is also a good version manager for node.
    comment by apazzolini · 2018-01-10 · in Node v9.4.0
  14. ▲ 1
    N – Interactively Manage Your Node.js Versions
    story by type0 · 2017-08-28 · 0 comments
  15. Another way is to use "n": https://github.com/tj/n
    comment by mabynogy · 2017-05-30 · in Node v8.0.0 Released
  16. …to completely clean it off my system (or I have to use Node to update itself with something like https://github.com/tj/n , which was invented for this exact situation.)
  17. …`nvm` makes my shell take more than a second to startup (I've tried tons of fixes and none work). https://github.com/tj/n
    comment by sotojuan · 2016-09-15 · in Node v6.6.0
  18. …projects exist for other languages. For example, nvm ( https://github.com/creationix/nvm ) and n ( https://github.com/tj/n ) provide something similar for Node (JavaScript), gvm ( https://github.com/moovweb/gvm ) for Go, and multirust (…
    comment by integraton · 2015-12-26 · in Rbenv 1.0.0
  19. "n" is another good node version manager that makes switching versions painless. https://github.com/tj/n
    comment by breck · 2015-10-30 · in Node.js 5.0 Released
  20. I prefer n[1], but others might like nvm[2] which is quite similar to rvm. [1] https://github.com/tj/n [2] https://github.com/creationix/nvm
    comment by brokentone · 2015-10-12 · in Node v4.2.0 (Stable)
  21. ▲ 1
    Node(& io.js) Version management
    story by amalantony06 · 2015-06-20 · 0 comments
  22. ▲ 1
    Node version management
    story by tilt · 2015-01-28 · 0 comments
  23. Funnily enough https://github.com/tj/n/issues/86
    comment by sehr · 2015-01-26 · in Npm install could be dangerous
  24. It happened once (by accident) on the popular "n" package. https://github.com/visionmedia/n/issues/86
    comment by prezjordan · 2013-06-03 · in Where is all the Node.js malware?
  25. …more like an old school "code hosting" service. Not that there's anything wrong with that. [1] https://github.com/visionmedia/n/issues/86
    comment by simias · 2012-10-09 · in Introducing the Redesigned Bitbucket
  26. https://github.com/visionmedia/n/pull/85/files#r1781158 | for d in bin lib share include; do | rm -rf $N_PREFIX/$d LGTM!
  27. …happened - he didn't get all of the program's relevant structure in his mind when he read the code. https://github.com/visionmedia/n/pull/85/files#r1781158
  28. ▲ 88
    Running "n stable" removed bin, lib, share, include directories from /usr/local
    story by almost · 2012-10-07 · 59 comments
  29. …to), you're out of luck and you must hack your own. [1]: https://github.com/creationix/nvm [2]: https://github.com/visionmedia/n
    comment by pooriaazimi · 2012-06-26 · in Node.js v0.8.0 [stable] is out
  30. ▲ 2
    N - The Easiest Way to Install Node (any version you please)
    story by firefoxman1 · 2012-04-12 · 3 comments
  31. Use the node version manager: https://github.com/visionmedia/n npm install n n 0.4.5 and you're done
    comment by rjrodger · 2011-04-02 · in Node.js 0.4.5 Released w/ many bug fixes