Nolan Lawson 11/16/2025

The fate of “small” open source

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The article discusses the author's popular npm package, blob-util, and how the rise of AI coding assistants (like Claude) threatens the existence of small, educational open-source libraries. It explores the trade-offs between AI-generated, dependency-free code and the teaching value and community benefits of curated open-source packages.

The fate of “small” open source

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