# Evergreen Tooling -- More than Just CodeMods

DevFeed: [Evergreen Tooling -- More than Just CodeMods](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/evergreen-tooling-more-than-just-codemods-21402.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nx.dev/blog/evergreen-tooling-more-than-just-codemods>)

Author: Juri Strumpflohner

Published: 2023-07-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Webpack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webpack.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compatibility.md>), [ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecosystem.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migrations.md>), [nx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nx.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [upgrades](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrades.md>), [webpack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webpack.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains Nx's evergreen tooling approach, which automates migrations and updates JavaScript projects through plugins. It presents this approach as a way to keep tooling current, preserve compatibility, and reduce maintenance work.

## Source excerpt

Nx's evergreen tooling approach automates migrations, updates code like a database, and uses plugins for seamless JavaScript ecosystem upgrades with backward compatibility and reduced maintenance.