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 Node.js is a JavaScript environment based on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
-Node Package Manager (npm) is used to manager node packages installed on your computer or used in your node projects.
+Node Package Manager (npm) is used to manage node packages installed on your computer or used in your node projects.<br>
-An alternative to npm is yarn.
 ==Installation==
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 <code>npm install</code> installs the latest dependencies listed in <code>package.json</code> subject to the requirements listed in that file. It also updates <code>package-lock.json</code>.<br>
 <code>npm ci</code> installs exact versions from the <code>package-lock.json</code>.
+===Yarn===
+[https://yarnpkg.com/en/ Yarn] is an alternative to npm. It caches packages on disk to speed up installs.
+While you can migrate from npm to yarn, it is recommended to stick to a single package manager since they each use their own lockfile.
+===pnpm===
+[https://pnpm.js.org pnpm] uses symlinks to a single copy of each dependency to save disk space.
+pnpm uses its own lockfile instead of packages-lock.json.
 ==Useful Packages==
 ===fs-extra===
 [https://www.npmjs.com/package/fs-extra fs-extra] adds additional commands for accessing the filesystem such as copying and moving files.