Progress bar or not, npm has gotten extremely slow with v3, to the extent that someone is working on a performance-centered alternative called ied:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gugel.io&#x2F;ied&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gugel.io&#x2F;ied&#x2F;</a><p>installs are literally the #1 thing npm needs to do well, and I really hope we see some improvement soon.