Introduction

Challenges in managing a large number of repositories

Overcoming Challenges with Multiple Repositories - A Deep Dive into Package Management and Workspaces

We will discuss what monorepos are and the essential criteria for monorepo implementation

What are monorepos?

An introduction to PNPM and its benefits.

Understanding and Utilizing PNPM - An efficient package manager for Node.js

We are going to set up a monorepo folder structure with PNPM workspaces.

Setting Up a Monorepo Folder Structure with PNPM Workspaces

Create our first application inside the PNPM workspace.

Creating Your First React App in a PNPM Worskpace

Getting Started

We are going create a shared library using React and TypeScript.

Building and Using Shared Repositories in React with PNPM

We are going import a ccomponent from a shared library into our main app.

Utilizing a Shared UI Library in a React Application with TypeScript and PNPM

Shared Repositories

An intro to Nx and the features it provides the developers

Harnessing the Power of Nx in Software Development

How to add Nx to the workspace and running Nx commands

Getting Started with NX in your Workspace: An Installation Guide

Mastering Project Management with Nx: Using Nx commands

An intro to Nx graph to identify dependencies

Understanding Dependency Graphs with Nx

An Insight into NX Caching: Improving Build Times and Developer Productivity

Configure caching strategies based on your project's requirements

Leveraging Nx Caching in Software Development

Caching

Make sure dependencies are built first before running an application using dependsOn field.

Managing Dependencies and Optimizing Workspaces with NX's Task Pipeline

Use advanced optimizations beyond caching for growing applications and packages within your monorepo.

Optimizing Nx Workspaces with the 'Affected' Command

Nx Task Pipeline Features and Workspace Optimization

Gain a solid understanding of what Nx plugins are, how they work, and why they are a crucial component of the Nx ecosystem.

Maximize Efficiency with NX Plugins: A Comprehensive Guide

How to use the generators to scaffold new projects

Creating Custom Generators for Project Scaffolding with Nx

Creating custom plugins and scaffolding new packages with generators

Conclusion

We have created a course on how to build monorepos using Nx which is a powerful build system that provides tools and techniques for enhancing developer productivity, optimizing CI performance, and maintaining code quality. 
Monorepos are an excellent way to reduce the complexity of mutiple codebases, reuse code and increase productivity, but most software engineers working on enterprise solutions find it confusing where to even start.

In this course we cover how to install and configure Nx to speed up development by reducing complexity by improving code organization via code sharing between different projects, ways to optimize builds with local and remote cache, increase test coverage locally and how to configure CI alogn with the tooling via its plugins.

It's taught by Sean Amarasinghe who is a Lead Engineer who has been working with Nx and PNPM integrating it into multiple monorepos.

Predictably Collaborate on and Automate Complex Apps at Scale

In this course we learn how to structure a monorepo with PNPM workspaces, install Nx and use its tooling to optimise CI performance and maintain code quality

The Art of Enterprise Monorepos with Nx and pnpm

How to structure a monorepo with PNPM workspaces, install Nx and use its tooling to optimize CI performance and maintain code quality.

Importance of managing multiple projects, libraries, and applications within a single, centralized repository to enhance productivity and code maintainability. 

By utilizing Nx, a powerful and extensible toolkit, you will learn to streamline the development workflow within monorepos.

Welcome to this comprehensive guide on Nx, a robust toolset designed to enhance the development workflow of modern applications. This article aims to delve into the numerous benefits of implementing Nx into your workspace, particularly for building a monorepo. Developed by Google's Angular team, Nx has transcended its use beyond Angular projects, extending its support towards various technologies and frameworks, including React, Node.js, among others. The toolset equips both novice and seasoned developers with the necessary tools to manage complex projects with increased agility and confidence.

Let’s look at some of these features closely.

Nx shines in managing monorepos wherein multiple projects or applications coexist within a single repository. This approach simplifies code sharing and enhances code reusability, thereby enabling improved dependency management across projects.

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# Harnessing the Power of Nx in Software Development

## Introduction

Welcome to this comprehensive guide on Nx, a robust toolset designed to enhance the development workflow of modern applications. This article aims to delve into the numerous benefits of implementing Nx into your workspace, particularly for building a monorepo. Developed by Google's Angular team, Nx has transcended its use beyond Angular projects, extending its support towards various technologies and frameworks, including React, Node.js, among others. The toolset equips both novice and seasoned developers with the necessary tools to manage complex projects with increased agility and confidence.

## Benefits of Using Nx

Let’s look at some of these features closely.

1.  **Monorepo Management**
2.  **Code Generation**
3.  **Advanced Tooling Integration**
4.  **Dependency Graph Analysis**
5.  **Scalability**
6.  **Collaborative Development**

### 1. Monorepo management

Nx shines in managing monorepos wherein multiple projects or applications coexist within a single repository. This approach simplifies code sharing and enhances code reusability, thereby enabling improved dependency management across projects.