docs: rename virtual store to dependency graph store #683
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If approved, we can add new options with new names and remove the old names in pnpm v11. |
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I'm sure there's a bit of context to the rename that I'm not aware of yet. Without that, I think I kind of like the existing "virtual store" name. It's relatively short and everyone currently knows what it means. While "dependency graph store" might be more accurate, it's longer and less unique. For example, in macOS, the bottom app bar is called a "Dock". While that's not the perfect name, it's short and everyone is familiar with it. I tend to like short unique names, even if they aren't perfect descriptors. You could imagine an alternate universe where the macOS dock was called "Bottom Application Launcher Bar". |
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The virtual store was kind of an internal thing up until now. I don't remember how I came up with this name. I think maybe I borrowed it from Yarn, which has virtual packages. Now with the global virtual store feature this store will become more complex and I was wondering if the name of this store should more closely reflect the nature of it. Virtual store is very generic while dependency graph store is reflecting what this store contains. Of course, it can be named anything as long as the docs explain what it does. |
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