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pnpm 12 has been released as a rewrite in Rust, aiming to be a seamless upgrade from pnpm 11 with promising performance benchmarks.
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๐ฝ๐ป๐ฝ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฎ is out. ๐
Itโs a rewrite in Rust, but upgrading from pnpm 11 shouldnโt feel like a migration.
Has anyone tested it yet?
The benchmarks look promising. ๐ https://t.co/JAMly84fjU
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