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Registry for Ant and Everyone Else

Registry for Ant and Everyone Else

by theMackabu·Jun 17, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidShip It

Yet another npm clone, but this one's for Ant.

Strengths
  • Clean UI with keyboard shortcuts (⌘K search) and dark mode support.
  • Simple publish flow with featured/recently updated package sections.
Weaknesses
  • Author admits it's just an npm clone with no technical differentiation.
  • Package registry needs network effects; niche language limits adoption potential.
Target Audience

Ant programming language users

Similar To

npm · PyPI · crates.io

Post Description

Hey again HN!

After getting Ant to a (mostly) stable state, it came to me that I should make it a registry, so born is ants.land. Not the most special just a npm clone but I think the user experience is pretty nice

Take a look and try it out maybe, the more bugs found the better.

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