fnm VS n

https://github.com/Schniz/fnm works pretty well with fish, btw. The main drawback is that it doesn't have a command to automatically install your global npm packages from the last version. But it is not too hard to make your own.

or, just use nvm (https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) or fnm (https://github.com/Schniz/fnm). fnm is nice because it does not lag shell startup as much as nvm. these latter two options may be better for dev than production, just since it is mostly installed to your local environment

Related to this, I have been using fnm as a drop-in replacement for nvm for years, possibly 44x times faster but can't vouch for the benchmark :)

I agree with trying to lazyload these libs. Another helpful tip is I switched from nvm to fnm maybe half a dozen years ago and it is so much faster, I even alias nvm="fnm" and I am not someone that switches to rust things because "rust".

Node.js installed on your machine. I recommend installing Node.js either via NVM or FNM

This looks really promising. I love seeing these tools written in languages other than the thing they're targeting.

As an example I use fnm (https://github.com/Schniz/fnm) for managing JavaScript versions. It runs so fast (compared to nvm) I'm inclined to think something went wrong and it silently failed, but it never does!

In the Node world, there are a few options like NVM, N, FNM, Volta, and more. I've been a longtime user of NVM, so we'll detail those instructions for use here:

I used n. It was pretty good. I still hated every time I had to change versions and the idea of making dockers for this came with a friend. Thankfully, I don't have that.project anymore

https://github.com/tj/n to install node and manage versions

N package since I found it out. Happy for both local pc and servers.

Nice work, and good on you for taking matters into your own hands.

I did the same thing as you a few years ago, and then shortly afterwards discovered n [0], which really ought to be the go-to for managing multiple versions of Node.js in my opinion.

0: https://github.com/tj/n

In the Node world, there are a few options like NVM, N, FNM, Volta, and more. I've been a longtime user of NVM, so we'll detail those instructions for use here:

Simple as that! ## 2. n ⭐ *Github stars: 16.7K+* [n](https://github.com/tj/n) is an interactive Node.js version manager: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple.  `n` is supported on macOS, Linux, including with Windows Subsystem for Linux, and various other unix-like systems. It is written as a BASH script but does not require you to use BASH as your command shell. ### Installation If you already have Node.js installed, an easy way to install `n` is using npm:

What's the benefit over something more established, like https://www.npmjs.com/package/n ?

Installation of NodeJS+npm https://www.npmjs.com/package/n

Or, alternatively tj/n

For anyone who just entered "n" into Google