How to Solve the Global npm Module Dependency Problem

The Node Package Manager (a.k.a. npm) has given web developers easy access to a lot of awesome JavaScript modules and has made our lives considerably easier when trying to find and manage dependencies for our applications. It also makes it easy for developers to create and publish their own modules, meaning that other developers can grab them with a simple npm install -g your-tool and start using them any time they want to. It’s utopia! Right? Err, actually …