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A few dayss ago, I shared Implementing a Zero-Allocation S3-FIFO Cache in Node.js—an exploratory v0.1 release demonstrating how the S3-FIFO (Simple and Scalable Scan-Resistant FIFO) caching algorithm can be implemented using pre-allocated TypedArrays to eliminate Garbage Collection (GC) pressure in Node.js.
Today, after extensive stress testing, architectural hardening, and 100% unit test coverage, I'm excited to announce the release of s3fifo v1.0.0! 🚀
Quick Recap: Why S3-FIFO + Zero Allocation?
Traditional LRU (Least Recently Used) caches suffer from two major production drawbacks:
