[node.js] package.json vs pacakage-lock.json

⚡️ package.json

A package. json is a JSON file that exists at the root of a Javascript/Node project. It holds metadata relevant to the project and it is used for managing the project's dependencies, scripts, version and a whole lot more.

⚡️ package-lock.json

The goal of package-lock. json file is to keep track of the exact version of every package that is installed so that a product is 100% reproducible in the same way even if packages are updated by their maintainers.

⚡️ package.json VS package-lock.json

💡 The package.json is used for more than dependencies - like defining project properties, description, author & license information, scripts, etc. The package-lock.json is solely used to lock dependencies to a specific version number.