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+++ b/readme.md
@@ -40,21 +40,32 @@ Developers of all levels can help — whether you can barely recognize a filter
 
 The javascript and CSS components of this plugin's admin interface need to be built in order to get the runtime bundle (`_inc/build/admin.js`)
 
-**Recommended Dependencies**
+**Recommended Environment**
 
-Recommended environment:
-- Node 6.x
-- npm 3.8.x
+* Node 6.x
+* npm 3.8.x
 
-If you're having trouble installing 6.x, [nvm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nvm) is a nice tool for node version management :)
+#### A note on Node versions used for the build tasks
+
+We try to frequently keep the Node version we use up to date. So, eventually you may need to refresh your package dependencies (i.e., the `node_modules` directories). This is because some dependencies are built specifically for the Node version you used when you installed them (either by running `npm run build` or `npm install`).
+
+We recommend usage of [nvm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nvm) for managing different Node versions on the same environment.
+
+**Note:** If you have previously run the Jetpack build tasks (e.g. `npm run build`), and didn't come back to it for a long time, you can
+run this command before building again. Otherwise you may experience errors on the command line while trying to build.
+
+```
+$ npm run distclean
+```
 
 **Start Development**
 
 1. Make sure you have `git`, `node`, and `npm` installed and a working WordPress installation.
-2. Clone this repository locally inside your `/wp-content/plugins` directory.
+2. Clone this repository inside your Plugins directory.
 
 	```
-	git clone https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack.git
+	$ git clone https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack.git
+	$ cd jetpack
 	```
 
 3. Install [yarn](https://www.npmjs.com/package/yarn) package.
@@ -65,47 +76,44 @@ If you're having trouble installing 6.x, [nvm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nvm
 4. Make sure the Jetpack plugin is active and run
 
 	```
-	npm run build
+	$ npm run build
 	```
 
 	This will install npm dependencies and then build the files.
 
 5. Open `/wp-admin/admin.php?page=jetpack` in your browser.
 
-#### Production build
-
-The production build will generate minified files without duplicated code (resulting from dependencies) and also will generate the matching sourcemap files and language files.
-
-```
-npm run build-production
-```
-
 #### Development build
 
-The development build will create a build without minifying or deduping code.
+The development build will create a build without minifying or deduping code. It will also install dependencies for you, so you don't need to `npm install` before it.
 
 ```
-npm run build
+$ npm run build
 ```
 
 #### Development build with changes monitoring (watch)
 
-Running `npm run watch` instead of `npm run build` will build all the code and continuously watch the front-end JS and CSS/Sass for changes and rebuild accordingly.
-
-**Before running `npm run watch` you may need to `npm install` the npm dependencies first if you didn't do it already**.
+You can ran a watch process which will continuously watch the front-end JS and CSS/Sass for changes and rebuild accordingly.
+Instead of `npm run build` you'd use `npm run watch`.
 
-Clone this repository inside your Plugins directory.
+Before running the watch process you may need to `npm install` the npm dependencies first if you didn't do it already.
 
 ```
-$ git clone git@github.com:Automattic/jetpack.git
-$ cd jetpack
 $ npm install
 $ npm run watch
 ```
 
+#### Production build
+
+The production build will generate minified files without duplicated code (resulting from dependencies) and also will generate the matching sourcemap files and language files.
+
+```
+$ npm run build-production
+```
+
 #### Unit-testing the JS Admin Page
 
-You can run [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/) based tests for the Admin Page source code with `npm run test-client`
+You can run [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/) based tests for the Admin Page source code.
 
 Standing on your jetpack directory, run