Can't it be packaged as a binary/whatever that would install without either cargo or npm?

I get the frustration, but I think the npm option actually makes sense here. A lot of users who’d benefit from a fast Rust tool aren’t Rust developers and won’t have Cargo installed. Shipping it through npm lowers the barrier while still giving everyone the performance benefits. It’s not a knock on Cargo, just a way to make the tool more accessible.

I did it because not everybody has cargo installed. I'm using cargo-dist to create this npm package.