May 5 · 14 min read · You open a new project, someone says "just run npm install" and you do it without thinking. A minute later you have a node_modules folder that's 300MB for a project with five dependencies. You've been
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Apr 15 · 5 min read · When spectr-ai started as a single package, everything lived in one directory: the CLI engine, the web frontend, shared types, and configuration. It worked fine until it did not. The engine needed its own publish cycle. The web app had different buil...
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Mar 25 · 13 min read · Your package.json says "react": "^18.3.1". You run npm install today and get 18.3.1. Your coworker clones the repo next month and gets 18.4.0. Your CI server builds on Friday and gets 18.3.2. Same sou
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Mar 3 · 7 min read · JavaScript Package Managers in 2026: npm, pnpm, Yarn, and Bun Four package managers, one registry, and a lot of opinions. npm is the default that ships with Node.js. pnpm saves disk space and enforces correctness. Yarn Berry reimagined how dependenci...
Join discussionMar 3 · 8 min read · Monorepo Tools Compared: Turborepo, Nx, and Bun Workspaces Monorepos are no longer controversial. Most teams with more than two related packages eventually consolidate into a single repository. The question isn't whether to use a monorepo -- it's whi...
Join discussionFeb 16 · 8 min read · This article was originally published on Saru Blog. What You Will Learn Why pnpm symlinks break in Next.js standalone Docker builds When cp -rL is not enough Symlink resolution patterns in Docker multi-stage builds Lessons from 5 consecutive fix P...
Join discussionFeb 16 · 7 min read · This article was originally published on Saru Blog. What You'll Learn Next.js + Go monorepo architecture patterns Practical use of pnpm workspace + Turborepo Sharing UI components across 4 portals Package splitting strategies that don't break down...
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