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Why I Chose Turborepo for My Monorepo Setup

Why I Chose Turborepo for My Monorepo Setup

After trying Lerna, Nx, and plain workspaces — Turborepo changed everything with zero-config caching and parallel execution.

Setting up a monorepo can be overwhelming. After trying Lerna, Nx, and plain workspaces, I landed on Turborepo — and it changed everything.

The Problem

Managing multiple apps (frontend, backend, shared packages) in separate repos was a nightmare. Dependency drift, duplicate configs, and painful deployments.

Why Turborepo Won

  • Zero-config caching — build once, skip everywhere
  • Parallel execution — tasks run concurrently out of the box
  • Incremental builds — only rebuild what changed
  • Simple config — just a turbo.json file

My Setup

I use Turborepo with pnpm workspaces. Shared packages like @repo/ui, @repo/db, and @repo/config keep things DRY across apps.

The result? 30% faster dev cycles and zero dependency conflicts.

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