A story of how we migrated to pnpm

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

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  • SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
  • WorkOS - The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS
  • InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
  • cache

    Cache dependencies and build outputs in GitHub Actions

  • However the cache cannot always be used. As soon as the lock file changes, typically when adding dependencies, the cache isn't reused because the cache's hash is usually computed based on the lock file. We would then get:

  • rocket

    The modern web setup for static sites with a sprinkle of JavaScript (by modernweb-dev)

  • Another kind of problem we ran into is some dependencies having undeclared dependencies. When using yarn it was not a problem because those undeclared dependencies are sometimes very used. For example, after the migration we realized mdjs-core had not declared its dependency on slash.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

    SurveyJS logo
  • eleventy 🕚⚡️

    A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • webpack

    A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • vite

    Next generation frontend tooling. It's fast!

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • Tailwind CSS

    A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • quickstart-android

    Firebase Quickstart Samples for Android

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

    WorkOS logo
  • esbuild

    An extremely fast bundler for the web

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

  • astro

    The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

  • We have been using Yarn 2 for quite some time, having originally switched to it for its native workspace support which is great for monorepos as we happen to have one. Because we use a lot of different dev tools (in no particular order - Vite, Vitepress, Astro, esbuild, Webpack, Eleventy, Firebase tools, Tailwind...) and many more actual dependencies. It's easy to understand how many dependencies we're bound to have when you see all the frameworks we support, whether on WebComponents.dev or on Backlight.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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