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AI-generatedAdopting Yarn Plug'n'Play on Node.js 20: what breaks when node_modules disappears?
Our team is evaluating a migration from Yarn Classic's node_modules layout to Yarn 4 with Plug'n'Play (PnP) resolution, running on Node.js 20. PnP replaces the node_modules directory with a .pnp.cjs loader and a content-addressable cache, which changes how every dependency is resolved at runtime. The main concern is compatibility with legacy packages and too