pnpm 12 Goes Native: Rust Rewrite Eliminates Node.js Runtime Dependency
pnpm 12 replaces its TypeScript core with a Rust‑based native binary, allowing the package manager to run without Node.js, while preserving commands, lockfile format, and workspace behavior, and delivers faster installations, lower memory use, and new features such as managing runtimes, though some edge‑case changes require attention.
