PhilMetall Alchemist
TTCTheo's Typesafe Cult
•Created by PhilMetall Alchemist on 2/14/2024 in #questions
Importing a generic const array is generating null pointer on build, but no compile error.
6 replies
TTCTheo's Typesafe Cult
•Created by PhilMetall Alchemist on 9/22/2022 in #questions
Is it safe to implement Git Repos with few users, even when they're well maintained (jotai stuff)?
I'm a Dev at a company that actually respects my input on things, and I saw a wonderful opportunity to implement Jotai. It was the perfect use case for it, and when I implemented it, every other Dev loved it (we were doing "state prop drilling" trough components, so to speak, and it was really annoying).
However, my Dev Lead (whom I respect immensely) got worried about Jotai, since he never heard of it.
We had a brief discussion about the git repository and his insecurities.
He pointed out that the amount of users of Jotai is very small when compared to the amount of users that use Redux, for example (source: https://npmtrends.com/jotai-vs-react-redux-vs-recoil-vs-zustand).
In the end, I convinced him that Jotai is "the hot new thing", that he simply didn't hear about because his focus left development for a while, and that if we follow his logic, no repo will ever get used.
We managed to reach a compromise where we still use the repo, but we freeze the version, for fear that a future update would break stuff, since there "aren't that many users, even though its well maintained".
Ever since I've been feeling a bit insecure about the whole ordeal... is it a good idea do implement a repo with few users, even if it is well maintained? Is the answer different depending on the scope of the project (since the product I'm developing is pretty big, and important for the clients)? Is freezing the version of the repo a good compromise, or does it make things worse?
8 replies