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npm vs RubyGems

A side-by-side look at npm and RubyGems. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

npm

npm

Development

npm is a package manager for JavaScript that allows developers to share and reuse code packages. It hosts over 1.5 million packages and is the default package manager for Node.js.

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RubyGems

RubyGems

Development

RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries, called gems. It allows easy installation, management and sharing of gems.

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