Comment by varenc
4 hours ago
I found that strange as well. My guess is that `npm` is just the package manager people are most likely to already have installed and doing it this way makes it easy. They might think asking people to install Cargo is too much effort. Wonder if the pattern of using npm to install non-node tools will keep gaining traction.
Most people aren't going to have npm installed though. Nobody outside of web devs uses it.
"Most people" are webdevs
Bracing for getting cancelled
Why not just downloadable binary then?
For many, installing something with npm is still easier. It chooses the right binary for your OS/architecture, puts it on your PATH, and streamlines upgrades.
Their Github releases provides the binaries, as well as a `curl ... | sh` install method and a guide to use github releases attestation which I liked.
Hmm, that's right... thanks..