Works fine for me. Could be better, but 'broke' is a strong word for something I use heavily, daily, with very few problems. Of course HN users love to complain that the npm ecosystem is full of junk, but that's like complaining that most websites are junk. Just learn to find the good ones. Learn to identify high quality packages. Run it by someone more experienced if you're not sure. And if you really can't find a decent quality package that fulfils your requirements, then that's probably a sign your requirements are specific, so roll up your sleeves and write some code.