At some point, I updated npm and it didn’t work anymore with a specific Node version.That was an annoying issue which cost me time. I once had to clear some directories (that I forgot about) after switching between versions or updating Node.I had to always reset my Node version, when Node was being updated by brew upgrade.When I needed a second Node version on my machine, I installed it with Homebrew ( brew install It is easy to switch between versions: brew unlink node & brew link -force -overwrite When I started using it, it felt fragile (and because of that, unprofessional as well), and so I ran into a few problems: I have also installed Node with Homebrew. Since choosing it, I now install everything I can with Homebrew (and that includes not only command-line tools, but even applications that come with a GUI, like Visual Studio Code or a browser, which is possible thanks to Homebrew Cask).

The first thing that bothered me at the start: no package manager! The obvious choice was to use Homebrew. I have recently switched to macOS after using Linux for a decade.

Nvm brew