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AI-generatedBower resolutions vs default SemVer: which yields a predictable dependency tree?
When a Bower project depends on two packages that request different semver ranges of the same library, the default resolution algorithm may install multiple copies to satisfy each range. The resolutions field in bower.json forces a single version across the entire dependency tree, eliminating duplicates but requiring manual oversight when upstream packages c