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Using exports, NPM package, and an executable that depends on /usr/bin/node? What's your point?

I just hate when people release JavaScript libraries that needlessly depend on specific platforms. For awhile that dependency was usually jQuery, then with the rise of server-side JavaScript it was the DOM in general, now it appears to be Node.js.

Just write "X for JavaScript", dammit.

That said, this doesn't appear to have any Node.js specific dependencies, it could be used in any CommonJS environment.

The reason I chose node over "browser-js" is because it was originally going to be a Twitter bot, but decided to simplify the GitHub repo into just a node module to make it more useful.

But you're totally correct. This could've easily be written in any language.

The source is open and it is really easy to port it to the browser, so this shouldn't warrant a complaint. Each one works with what he feels more comfortable with.

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