Use NPM over Yarn Architectural Decision Records

• Deciders: @aligg, @sawyerh, @lorenyu

• Date: 2022-09

Context and Problem Statement

Initially this template repo used yarn for package management. We moved to npm because:

• npm is pre-bundled with node, so using npm removes an installation step

• some projects work on government furnished equipment and an additional package installation (e.g. installing yarn) is a significant and time-consuming step

• npm and yarn are comparable in function for the purposes of this template

Considered Options

We considered the merits of yarn and npm only when making this decision.

Decision Outcome

Chose npm to reduce installations and bureaucratic hurdles for folks using this template out of the box.

Links

• Original github issue for reference