What is yarnpkg.com?
Yarn is a package manager that also functions as a project manager, catering to a wide range of users from those working on simple projects to those managing industry monorepos. It supports both open source developers and enterprise users, ensuring that installs remain consistent and reliable over time.
The tool emphasizes stability, guaranteeing that installations that work today will continue to function identically in the future. It features built-in support for workspaces, allowing projects to be split into sub-components, and offers extensive documentation that is regularly updated with each new version.
Features
- Workspaces: First package manager built specifically around workspaces, allowing projects to be split into sub-components.
- Stability: Guarantees that installs that work today will keep working the same way in the future.
- Documentation: Special care is put into documentation, with continuous improvements at every new version.
- Plugins: Provides tools to solve problems through plugin capabilities for customization.
- Innovation: Challenges the status quo by brewing new workflows and improving old ones.
- Openness: Fully independent open-source project tied to no company, with roadmap defined by contributor community.
Use Cases
- Managing dependencies in simple software projects
- Handling complex industry monorepos with multiple sub-components
- Ensuring reproducible builds for open source development
- Supporting enterprise users with stable and reliable package management
- Customizing workflows through plugin integration
