open source product management (feat. npm)
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The document outlines the open-source product management approach utilized by npm, focusing on balancing competing demands and fostering collaboration within the team. Key duties include fixing bugs, meeting business objectives, and enhancing the tool's functionality while acknowledging limitations. It also details the npm release process and guidelines for using the npm issue tracker effectively.
open source product management (feat. npm)
- 1. open source product management with npm @othiym23 / Forrest L Norvell npm, Inc.
- 2. npm
- 3. npm is many things • project • company • team • philosophy & ethos • product family
- 4. npm is many softwares • registry • website • CLI
- 5. the CLI team
- 6. me
- 7. npm CLI team duties • meet npm, Inc.’s business objectives • fix bugs • support current npm users • keep npm moving forward
- 8. make npm the most useful tool it can be for the most people
- 9. “useful”
- 13. ($ > !$)
- 15. • 356 support tickets • 222 bugs • 236 feature requests
- 16. traditional product management • own the roadmap • sell the strategic vision • mediate between business owners, developers, & other stakeholders
- 17. say no a lot, but be stubborn about what you say yes to
- 18. open-source product management • balance competing demands • consensus-seeking • but sometimes you have to say no
- 19. example: making npm more extensible
- 20. 1. lifecycle
- 21. 2. ADD M0AR HO0KZ
- 22. 3. yay!
- 23. nope
- 24. (2. add more commands, like git)
- 25. npm is not an infinitely extensible miracle pegacorn
- 26. turn the problem inside out
- 27. npm as a set of APIs plugged into a CLI
- 28. LET A THOUSAND PACKAGE MANAGERS BLOOM
- 29. CAVEATS
- 30. • looked at a lot of different requests • came up with a global solution for many local problems • try to keep each goal supporting the others
- 31. npm’s roadmap • scoped packages • multi-stage install / dependency tree realization • npm as API • better Windows support • client-side development support
- 32. you
- 33. the npm release process • new release every Thursday • new releases published to npm@next for about a week of burn-in • `npm@latest` for safe production release, `npm@next` if you want to help test the next release
- 34. supporting npm • the CLI team doesn’t have much time for support • `npm report` will make crowdsourcing that easier, but it’s a ways out • answering questions with the `support` label is ❤️ by me
- 36. using the npm issue tracker: labels 1. bug, support, feature request 2. next-patch, next-minor, next-major 3. documentation, patch-welcome, and novice
- 37. using the npm issue tracker: best practices • don’t add your bug to a closed issue • …but please do add specific details that helped you • no such thing as too much information, but gists are useful • use cases are useful, +1s are terrible
- 38. PATCHES WELCOME • pull requests with tests are landed as quickly as practicable • no patch is too small • …but some patches are too big
- 39. developing npm • `npm test` while developing • `npm run test-all` before submitting PR • update the docs, plz • people who add tests are my favorite people
- 40. thanks for listening / thanks for helping / thanks for being you