chore: update .npmrc with new features

Author: ifiokjr

.npmrc

@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
+# Don't use the workspace protocol.
 save-workspace-protocol=false
-publish-branch="next"
+
+# This makes installations on branches that aren't up to date less stressful by
+# preserving the latest version in the current workspace.
+prefer-workspace-packages=true
+
+# Set the publish branch to prevent unintentional publishing.
+publish-branch="main"
 
 # Version 5.2.0 introduces automatic hoisting of `@types/*`. I'm turning it off
 # for now.
 shamefully-hoist=false
+
+# Support cross platform shell commands.
+shell-emulator=true
+
+# Added since the shell-emulator seems to remove colors from output. There is a
+# warning against using this setting in the docs.
+# https://pnpm.js.org/en/npmrc#color
+color=always
+
+# Don't check the workspace root when installing workspace dependencies
+ignore-workspace-root-check=true