Nx dependsOn and targetDefaults: Configuring Task Pipelines Correctly
Learn how Nx builds task graphs, when to use build vs ^build, how to centralize pipeline rules in targetDefaults, and how to debug wrong build order.
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build tooling
Nx Implicit Dependencies: Modeling Coupling the Graph Can't See
Learn when and how to declare Nx implicit dependencies for contracts, codegen and runtime links, how they drive affected detection, and when inputs fit better.
13 min read
Nx Python Monorepo: Running Poetry and uv Projects Side by Side
Set up an Nx Python monorepo where Poetry and uv projects coexist: layout, dependency graph, cache inputs, CI, migration, and when to avoid it.
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Custom Nx Plugin createNodes: Infer Tasks from Your Config Files
Build a custom Nx plugin with createNodes that turns your own config files into cache-correct inferred tasks, with testing, debugging and trade-offs.
14 min read
Nx Inferred Tasks: How Project Crystal Cuts Config Without Losing Control
Learn how Nx inferred tasks work, the plugin → targetDefaults → project.json precedence, how to verify cache inputs, and how to migrate safely.
17 min read
Nx Generators and Executors: Encoding How Your Team Builds
Learn how Nx generators and executors let platform teams encode build conventions in a tested local plugin, plus when to avoid them and what they cost.
14 min read
JavaScript Monorepo for a Small Team: pnpm, Turborepo or Nx
How a small team can set up a JavaScript monorepo with pnpm workspaces, and when measured build and CI pain justifies adding Turborepo or Nx.
17 min read