Your npm install Is Doing More Than You Think
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Most developers type: npm install and think: “npm is downloading my dependencies.” That's only part of the story. Depending on your project and dependencies, an install can involve dependency resolution, lockfile processing, lifecycle scripts, native builds, transitive dependencies, and executable code. And that's why npm install deserves more attention than it usually gets. 1. npm install Doesn't Just Download Packages Consider: npm install express At a high level, npm