Deprecated for 2+ Years, Her Tiny Request Library Still Gets 32M Weekly Downloads
fhinkel · x · 2026-09-29
- fhinkel, a former V8 engineer, discovered that a tiny request library she wrote a decade ago—and deprecated over two years ago—still racks up 32M weekly downloads on npm.
- She has no idea what's driving the number; the post offers no explanation, just the head-scratching stat.
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