Sindre Sorhus
Node.js Package Maintainer
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Biography
Sindre Sorhus maintains over 1,000 npm packages and created the “Awesome” list phenomenon. He’s one of the most prolific open source contributors.
Daily Work
- Maintaining hundreds of npm packages
- Creating new developer tools
- Managing Awesome lists
- Building macOS applications
Challenges
“Maintaining thousands of packages means being efficient. I try to keep things simple and well-documented.”
Impact
Sindre’s packages are downloaded billions of times monthly, making him one of the most-depended-upon developers in the Node ecosystem.