What Is Dev Dependency
Dev Dependencies Are Modules Which Are Only Required During Development Whereas Dependencies Are Required at Runtime. If You Are Deploying Your Application...
Dev dependencies are modules which are only required during development whereas dependencies are required at runtime. If you are deploying your application, dependencies has to be installed, or else your app simply will not work.
What is Dev dependency and dependency?
The difference between these two, is that devDependencies are modules which are only required during development, while dependencies are modules which are also required at runtime. To save a dependency as a devDependency on installation we need to do an npm install –save-dev , instead of just an npm install –save.
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What is the use of Dev dependencies?
“devDependencies” : Packages that are only needed for local development and testing.