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by dwelch2344 1648 days ago
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You should ditch nvm for Volta. It’s insanely better

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Better yet, use asdf. It supports more than just node. I manage go, node, python, terraform, direnv, and many more with it.
What are some reasons to switch from nvm to Volta?
It's faster and cross-platform (Windows/Linux/MacOS). Switching version managers is trivial. If you don't like it, just switch back in the time it takes to uninstall a binary.
Last time I tried it, it totally broke my WebStorm setup (on Windows).
Of the alternatives I like fnm the most. It's a single binary, blazing fast and just works how you'd expect it to.
+1 for Volta. Finally switched to it for my own setup this week and it’s just so much easier. Big, big fan.
I have been watching Volta. It looks pretty great.