Should I install and commit Node.js binaries inside my git repo?

[TheKnarf]

If the point of the new version of Yarn is that we'd like for people to be able to pull a repo and have all dependencies, and for this to work forever in the future; should we also commit the Node.js binary?

Describe the drawbacks of your solution

• Bigger Git-repo size for projects
• Would have to commit binaries for different platforms (unless one could use something like cosmopolitan)
• New binary files every time one needs to update Node.js

Describe alternatives you've considered

Not doing that at all. Instead using tools like nvm and volta to manage Node.js versions. That however introduces yet another tool that isn't commited to the git repo and that a developer (and a buildserver) have to install.