Monorepos - Why Speed Matters

Nx has rapidly advanced over the past year to enhance development speed and efficiency in software projects, focusing on optimizing CI workflows through various innovations. By leveraging Rust for calculating file hashes, it improves startup times and performance, especially in CI environments, while maintaining accessibility through a Node.js-first approach. The introduction of a task hasher and archival system reduces repetitive file system accesses, speeding up command execution in CI. Nx Replay enhances productivity by caching and reusing task results, reducing the need to rerun tasks and improving CI pipeline efficiency. Nx Agents further optimize task distribution, ensuring efficient execution based on change requirements, while Atomizer splits e2e tests for granular caching and execution, tackling flaky tests by re-running only necessary tasks. New features like Module Federation and first-class Playwright support further enhance build speed and testing reliability, showcasing Nx's commitment to accelerating development processes without sacrificing quality.