Is npm the new jQuery? 🔊

The article draws a parallel between the over-reliance on jQuery plugins in the past and the current dependency on npm modules. It uses satirical StackOverflow questions to illustrate how developers once used jQuery for unrelated tasks (like basic arithmetic), and argues that npm has become a similar "silver bullet" for code distribution, now hosting everything from one-line modules to full frameworks. The author warns that this trend makes code fragile and hard to migrate when technology becomes obsolete.