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npm

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Plate 74

ncu vs npm outdated: 4 Majors Beyond Wanted

npm-check-updates 23.1.0 vs npm outdated on 7 stale deps (axios/eslint/lodash/prettier/react/typescript/vite): ncu proposed 4 majors (React 19, Vite 8, TypeScript 7, ESLint 10) while npm Wanted stayed in-range; wall medians 863 ms vs 783 ms.

Hands-on5 Oct 2026 · 5 min

Plate 68

pnpm vs npm vs Bun: Which Installs Fastest? 14s, 3.1s, 1.5s

npm 12.2.0 vs pnpm 12.9.1 vs Bun 1.4.2 on one 24-dependency React + Vite app: from scratch 14.2 s / 3.1 s / 1.5 s; lockfile + warm cache 2.9 s / 0.28 s / 0.27 s; lockfile + empty cache 3.9 s / 2.3 s / 0.45 s. Disk, lockfile size and the pnpm phantom-dependency catch.

Summary5 Oct 2026 · 7 min