Microsoft: "TypeScript 2.8 is here...! [Install it] by running
`npm install -g typescript`"
No. Stop. Don't do that. Don't npm install -g a tool you need in your project. Install it as a dependency (possibly dev) _of_ your project, so that other people who use your code don't have to globally modify their system to get your code to work.
As luck would have it, I've written about this very topic. https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/02/22/npm-install-dangerous/ #Node #JavaScript
@zigg
This is one of my favorite things about Nix. I can specify the exact tools people need for my project and they won't gave to taint their global environment.
Now... Convincing other people to use these tools/methods for isolation is hard. That's why instructions usually have a npm|pip|apt install instead.
@nixy I loved Nix in theory, but I burned out trying to contribute. That was years ago, though.