Announcing new modules, considering them "busy", and single and multiple inheritance in Javascript

[Tony Mobily]

Hello there,

I have recently finished off SimpleDeclare https://github.com/mercmobily/simpleDeclare , which is basically single _and_ multiple inheritance in Javascript done right. I am pretty sure my module would have a lot of traction if I had released it 4 or 5 years ago, but I am famous to be late for parties...

My issue is that up until checking the npm page of SimpleDeclare, I was pretty sure I was its only user: https://www.npmjs.com/package/simpledeclare . However, it had 1,220 downloads in the last week. OK, not the gazillion downoads async gets, but more than 2.

My problem is that since I didn't think anybody used it, I was a little... well, careless in terms of changing the API etc. So, questions:

* What's a good spot to announce the release of a new module like SimpleDeclare?

* Is 1200 downloads per week something that should make me thing that people are actually using it? There are no open issues, and no other module depending on it. So maybe it's not as popular as I think?

Thanks for listening!

Merc.

[Aria Stewart]

> On Jan 21, 2015, at 2:48 AM, Tony Mobily <tonym...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello there,
>
> I have recently finished off SimpleDeclare https://github.com/mercmobily/simpleDeclare , which is basically single _and_ multiple inheritance in Javascript done right. I am pretty sure my module would have a lot of traction if I had released it 4 or 5 years ago, but I am famous to be late for parties...
>
> My issue is that up until checking the npm page of SimpleDeclare, I was pretty sure I was its only user: https://www.npmjs.com/package/simpledeclare . However, it had 1,220 downloads in the last week. OK, not the gazillion downoads async gets, but more than 2.
>
> My problem is that since I didn't think anybody used it, I was a little... well, careless in terms of changing the API etc. So, questions:
>
> * What's a good spot to announce the release of a new module like SimpleDeclare?

Here's good! Twitter if you've a network, too.

> * Is 1200 downloads per week something that should make me thing that people are actually using it? There are no open issues, and no other module depending on it. So maybe it's not as popular as I think?

They're at least looking. The number is an underestimate, that's for sure, but would include mirroring being done.

Bump your major. Both old and new APIs can coexist.

Carry on!

Aria