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You Should Move to pnpm from npm Now

Upgrade your package manager before a supply chain attack makes that decision for you.

Prateek Jain

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If you’re still using npm as your default package manager in 2026, I don’t blame you. npm works. It’s the default. It’s what every tutorial uses. It’s what comes bundled with Node.js, and changing it feels like one of those low-priority tasks that never makes it onto a sprint.<br>But after pnpm 11 shipped in late April 2026, the gap between npm and pnpm went from “worth considering” to “hard to ignore.” And the gap isn’t just about speed anymore. It’s about security.<br>Friend link for non-Medium members: You Should Move to pnpm from npm Now<br>If you enjoy content like this, feel free to connect with me on X (@PrateekJainDev) and LinkedIn (in/prateekjaindev)<br>Let me walk you through why I’ve moved all my projects to pnpm, and why you probably should too.<br>Why Most Developers Never Question npm<br>The honest answer: inertia. npm ships with Node.js, so it’s the first tool you touch. You learn npm install, npm run, npm publish, and it does the job. When something breaks, Stack Overflow has answers. When a teammate joins, they already know it.

Written by Prateek Jain<br>3K followers<br>·22 following

DevSecOps Architect at Tech Alchemy. Writing about DevOps, cloud security, scalable infra, and engineering workflows. More about me: prateekjain.dev

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