Why I Switched to pnpm and Never Looked Back 🚀

Overview Hey everyone 👋 For years, I used npm without questioning it. It's the default, it comes with Node.js, everyone uses it, why change? But after switching to pnpm a few months ago, I genuinely can't imagine going back. This isn't about being trendy or jumping on the latest bandwagon. pnpm solves real problems I didn't even realize I had with npm. Let me explain why making the switch was one of the best development decisions I've made this year. Let's start! 🤙 What's the Actual Difference? 🤔 Before we get into why pnpm is better, let's understand what makes it fundamentally different from npm. npm's Approach: Flat and Duplicated When you run npm install, npm creates a flat node_modules structure. This means all your dependencies and their dependencies end up in the same folder, flattened out. While this solved some earlier problems with nested dependencies, it created new ones: Phantom Dependencies: You can import packages that aren't listed in your package.json because they ha