10 trillion downloads last year from source repositories, with 82% from less than 1% of IPs and 80% from big name hyperscalers.

This is a solved problem. It’s been a solved problem. Every language and OS packaging system I’ve come across for *years* has had something for intermediate caching layers, official or at least widely supported.

Key takeaway:

> "If you're not caching, you're a goddamn idiot."

theregister.com/2026/02/28/ope

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