> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://engineering.exile.watch/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024.md).

# March 2024

- [The savior amidst the chaos of dependency updates - Dependabot](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/the-savior-amidst-the-chaos-of-dependency-updates-dependabot.md): 4 min read
- [Why project's local setup instructions are not part of README?](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/why-projects-local-setup-instructions-are-not-part-of-readme.md): 4 min read
- [Leveraging Lefthook to enforce commit guidelines at exile.watch](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/leveraging-lefthook-to-enforce-commit-guidelines-at-exile.watch.md): 15 min read
- [The package manager of exile.watch](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/the-package-manager-of-exile.watch.md): 5 min read
- [Lerna - the hidden powerhouse of exile.watch](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch.md): 15 min read (including sub-pages)
- [1. Separate repository and monorepo tool](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/1.-separate-repository-and-monorepo-tool.md): 2 min read
- [2. A module bundler - the fun begins](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/2.-a-module-bundler-the-fun-begins.md): 1 min read
- [3. Module registry (a place where packages get to chill)](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/3.-module-registry-a-place-where-packages-get-to-chill.md)
- [4. Versioning, Publishing, and Configuring lerna.json for Commit Conventions](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/4.-versioning-publishing-and-configuring-lerna.json-for-commit-conventions.md): 2 min read
- [5. Some automation magic using the (Lerna) CLI](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/5.-some-automation-magic-using-the-lerna-cli.md): 2 min read
- [6. How does one test lerna packages at exile.watch: locally and in the real world](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/lerna-the-hidden-powerhouse-of-exile.watch/6.-how-does-one-test-lerna-packages-at-exile.watch-locally-and-in-the-real-world.md): 5 min read
- [To open source or to not open source](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/to-open-source-or-to-not-open-source.md): 3 min read
- [exile.watch architecture](https://engineering.exile.watch/march-2024/exile.watch-architecture.md): 10 min read