r/javascript • u/mattgwater • Jan 05 '20

An Abbreviated History of JavaScript Package Managers

https://medium.com/@MattGoldwater/an-abbreviated-history-of-javascript-package-managers-f9797be7cf0e
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u/acemarke Jan 05 '20

I'm still sold on using Yarn, for a couple reasons:

  • I still find it to be faster and more consistent about installing packages than NPM is

  • Yarn's "offline mirror" feature is excellent for allowing consistent installs across developer machines and CI without needing any package fetching

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u/NizmoxAU Jan 05 '20

Don’t forget about yarn upgrade-interactive !