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12-Year-Old Drops 2KB PermzPlus Bomb on CASL's Bloat

Scrolling GitHub, I spot a 12-year-old's repo claiming to gut CASL with a 2KB alternative. permzplus promises blazing ABAC without the library fat—worth the hype?

GitHub repo screenshot of permzplus policy.ts code with 2KB bundle size badge

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • permzplus crushes CASL on size (2KB vs 100KB) and speed with O(1) cached lookups.
  • Built by a 12-year-old, zero deps, perfect Bundlephobia score—pure dev joy.
  • Sparks micro-lib revival; question every bloated npm install.
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