Which of the 635000 npm modules do I choose?

Im happy this worked for your projects but saying dont use this or that sounds pretty bossy. There are use cases for every library suggested in the article. Saying something like dont use an ajax lib or ditch orm and write sql queries by hand is just not a sound advice without explaining when one would work better over another.

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tracker1 2210 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼

Axios is probably fine, however fetch is in all modern browsers, and using it directly is generally a better option.

ORM in a dynamic language is generally more boilerplate than it is worth, and doesn't integrate nearly so well at the API level for type checking or input consistency.  It adds a lot of work for almost no advantage at all.  It also creates layers of abstraction and complexity that make it harder to onboard developers and more costly to support in the long term.