‘No Way to Prevent This,’ Says Only Package Manager Where This Regularly Happens

Originally published on Kevin Patel’s Blog — May 16, 2026

Summary

A satirical piece that went viral on Hacker News (scoring over 1,000 points), using the infamous “No way to prevent this” refrain to lampoon the npm ecosystem’s recurring supply-chain security incidents. The article highlights the pattern of package compromises, typosquatting attacks, and dependency confusion vulnerabilities that continue to plague the JavaScript package manager — and the ecosystem’s apparent resignation to them. A sharp, funny critique of open source supply chain security culture.

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