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Bun Install Deep Dive: Optimizations That Redefine JS Package Management
Modern package managers often struggle under the weight of redundant system calls, thread contention, and inefficient data layouts. Bun’s bun install takes a different tack: by implementing direct system calls in a native compiled language (Zig), optimizing tarball extraction, and arranging metadata in cache-friendly memory layouts, Bun cuts overhead drastically. The result: package installation times…