Testing tools and libraries should be placed in devDependencies rather than regular dependencies in package.json. Regularly review testing dependencies to identify and remove outdated or redundant packages. For example, if a newer testing tool now includes functionality previously provided by a separate package (like ‘nyc’ now depending on ‘istanbul-lib-coverage’ instead of ‘istanbul’), remove the redundant dependency.

// Good practice:
"devDependencies": {
  "nunjucks": "^3.2.1",  // For integration tests
  "nyc": "^15.0.0"       // Uses istanbul-lib-coverage internally
}

// Avoid:
"dependencies": {
  "nunjucks": "^3.2.1"   // Wrong place for testing tools
},
"devDependencies": {
  "istanbul": "^0.4.5",  // Redundant with nyc
}