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npm vs yarn install speed testing.
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npm vs yarn install speed testing.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/appleboy/npm-vs-yarn
- Owner: appleboy
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-10-13T05:14:00.000Z (about 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-11T22:27:16.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-14T09:45:19.613Z (7 months ago)
- Language: Dockerfile
- Size: 1.63 MB
- Stars: 71
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 11
- Open Issues: 13
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# npm-vs-yarn
[Npm][1] vs [Yarn][2] install speed testing.
## What is Yarn
Yarn is a new package manager for JavaScript. Please read [blog post][3] from [Facebook][4] for detail information.
[1]:https://www.npmjs.com/
[2]:https://yarnpkg.com/
[3]:https://code.facebook.com/posts/1840075619545360
[4]:https://code.facebook.com/
## Prepare Environment
You can testing in Docker or what you prefer.
* node version: `v10.11.0`
* npm verison: `6.4.1`
* yarn verison: `1.9.4`
## Testing without cache
Testing install speed without cache `node_modules` folder.
```
$ rm -rf ~/.npm/_cacache/
$ time npm install
```
time: `3m40.155s`
Try [npm ci](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/ci) command
```
$ rm -rf ~/.npm/_cacache/
$ time npm ci
```
time: `3m10.783s`
```
$ yarn cache clean
$ time yarn install
```
time: `1m1.261s`
## Testing with cache
Testing install speed **without** include cache `node_modules` folder.
```
$ rm -rf node_modules
$ time npm install
```
time: `1m1.195s`
Try [npm ci](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/ci) command
```
$ rm -rf node_modules
$ time npm ci
```
time: `0m18.030s`
```
$ rm -rf node_modules
$ time yarn install
```
time: `0m30.571s`
Testing install speed **with** cache `node_modules` folder.
```
$ time npm install
```
time: `0m54.944s`
```
$ time npm ci
```
time: `0m21.810s`
```
$ time yarn install
```
time: `0m2.109s`
## Conclusion
Date: 2018-10-02
Yarn is faster than npm. We can move package manager from Npm to Yarn for JavaScript now.
| | npm install | npm ci | yarn |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------|---------|------|
| install without cache (without node_modules) | 3m | 3m | 1m |
| install with cache (without node_modules) | 1m | 18s | 30s |
| install with cache (with node_modules) | 54s | 21s | 2s |
| install without internet (with node_modules) | - | - | 2s |