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rust-based package manager :)

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I'm a teen from Kenya and I built a pretty fast package manager in Rust

by v1peridae·Mar 1, 2026·6 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidDark HorseShip It

2x faster than Bun on warm installs, but only Linux/macOS and monorepo support missing.

Strengths
  • Genuinely fast warm-cache performance (3ms vs 51ms Bun, 202ms pnpm)
  • Works drop-in with existing package.json and node_modules layout
  • Built by a teen from Kenya with transparent benchmarking methodology
Weaknesses
  • No Windows support despite being core use case for npm/pnpm audience
  • Monorepo/workspace support not yet implemented, limiting adoption
Target Audience

JavaScript/Node developers seeking faster package installation

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pnpm · Bun · npm

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