Node package management: npm vs yarn vs pnpm

[arkid15r]

I've had this question for a while.
Should we keep using npm or consider an alternative?

[yashgoyal0110]

I've had this question for a while. Should we keep using npm or consider an alternative?

any specific reason for switching?

[abhayymishraa]

I think we should use yarn, its good caching system, parallel downloads, More deterministic dependency resolution (yarn.lock).
Although it have this issue but it won't matter as we use yarn by npm and not a fixed yarn version
Yarn have a wider community support than pnpm so that's why it's my preference

[Dishant1804]

I think PNPM is better fit in my opinion as it is really fast due to its caching mechanism, it also creates symlinks that reduces the redundant installations and saves a lot of disk space, personally i've used all of these 3 package managers, but PNPM clearly stands out and i've been using it since a long time, Also not to forget that PNPM supports all the npm/yarn scripts, so we wont have much difficulty in integrating it to our project

[kayashth1]

I agree with the opinions. Switching may cause issues for someone who is not familiar with these tools, but overall, switching to yarn or pnpm offers several benefits over npm. Both yarn and pnpm provide faster install times, with pnpm being the most efficient due to its use of hard links.

[arkid15r]

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