
It stores dependencies locally and in the node_modules folder, which can cause headaches for many. But npm is unlike most other dependency managers.

This activity reflect how there are so many node modules and the nested dependency structure common in the JavaScript ecosystem.ĭependency managers help us normalize our code across environments and different developer machines, preventing the “it works for me problem”. The runner-up, Python has less than half at 1 million. JavaScript is the most popular language on GitHub - by far with 2.3 million pull requests. The best thing about JavaScript is the vibrant community. But these best practices also apply to yarn. Note: In this article, I always refer to npm. But once you master it, it usually just works. Unfortunately most people don’t leverage it’s power.

Node.js has a package manager npm, which helps a great deal.

I also struggled when I first developing with JavaScript.
