Why does my node_modules folder have so much more stuff than yours? #22

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1. shama commented on Nov 5, 2018

   

   shama

   on Nov 5, 2018

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   It's likely the version of npm I was using at the time in the video. Previous versions of npm would nest dependencies more often:

   node_modules/
     parent_module/
       node_modules/
         child_module/
   

   Due to npm being used more for front end and other reasons, compatible modules are moved to the top level folder now with newer versions of npm:

   node_modules/
     parent_module/
     child_module/
   

   So it looks like more but it's the same. It was just more hidden in child node_module folders in the past.