I think innovation needs to happen in package management. Has it happened yet? Because I don't know for sure, so I am asking because I might have overlooked it.
Even projects from a few months ago can be become unusable unless you are willing to sit down and spend a couple of hours fixing the problem. And don't get me started on packages that have been abandoned altogether but are like glue to functional software.
Innovation isn’t going to prevent people from abandoning projects.
You have to make smart decisions when adding dependencies based on how mature and supported is it. This often means sticking with the big names even if the little project has more hype.
Even projects from a few months ago can be become unusable unless you are willing to sit down and spend a couple of hours fixing the problem. And don't get me started on packages that have been abandoned altogether but are like glue to functional software.
(I am talking about npm)