Big questions for npm

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Distribution of CSS via npm

• istf-spec
• css-in-js
• css-modules
• The style attribute in package.json is useful for importing CSS packages. Proposal is here.

Distribution of type signatures via npm

• solved problem for TypeScript (via types field in package.json)
• semi-solved problem for Flow
• BuckleScript, Reason
• PureScript has separate package manager based on Bower, but they want to change it
• Elm has separate package manager
• https://heycam.github.io/webidl/

Distribution of components via npm

Examples:

• https://github.com/react-toolbox/react-toolbox

Distribution of assets via npm

Fonts:

Solved question for Rails, because they have standardized bundling process - asset pipeline.

Examples:

• https://github.com/KyleAMathews/typefaces

Other:

• https://www.npmjs.com/package/fontmin
• https://fontfaceobserver.com/

Icons

Examples:

• https://github.com/google/material-design-icons