Native .node addons for windows/linux

[mishase]

Please use .node addons instead of obscure executable cli applications on windows and linux. Also, source code of these addons must be available in the same repository as the library.

[sindresorhus]

That would be ideal yes, but Node addons come with their own set of problems, especially on Windows.

[mishase]

What's the problem with native addons on windows? It will at least work much better than some obscure exe ran using child_process spawn