# Concepts

 Learn about all the different concepts Nx uses to manage your tasks and enhance your productivity.

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{% card title="Integrated Repos vs. Package-Based Repos vs. Standalone Apps" description="" url="/concepts/integrated-vs-package-based" /%}
{% card title="Mental Model" description="" url="/concepts/mental-model" /%}
{% card title="How Caching Works" description="" url="/concepts/how-caching-works" /%}
{% card title="Improve Worst Case CI Times" description="" url="/concepts/dte" /%}
{% card title="Task Pipeline Configuration" description="" url="/concepts/task-pipeline-configuration" /%}
{% card title="Affected" description="" url="/concepts/affected" /%}
{% card title="More Concept Guides »" description="" url="/concepts/more-concept-guides" /%}
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Learn about all the different concepts Nx uses to manage your tasks and enhance your productivity.