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Jan 13, 2022 · Frontend Development

How to Install npm Packages in Seconds: Inside Ant Group’s tnpm Rapid Mode

This article analyzes why npm installations are slow, compares traditional flattening, pnpm, and cnpm approaches, and details Ant Group’s tnpm rapid mode optimizations—including server‑side dependency graphs, HTTP pre‑heating, tar merging, Rust‑based download, and a FUSE‑backed filesystem—that together achieve up to three‑fold speed improvements.