Bun
Bun is Fixes 202 issues, addressing 236 👍. HTTP/2 in Bun.serve, Bun.write() streams Response bodies to disk, self-contained workspace node_modules, bun install --offline and --prefer-offline, WebSocket pause() and resume(),…. It is ranked #889 on the Dev Radar, in Languages & runtimes, first seen 15 days ago and shared in 2 posts (68.4k views).
What people said about Bun on X
Bun v1.4.1 - Fixes 202 issues, addressing 236 👍 - Reduced idle memory usage - HTTP/2 in Bun.serve() - Big upgrade for Bun's bundler - bun build --compile executables load faster & we shrunk bytecode - Bun starts 1ms faster https://bun.com/blog/bun-v1.4.1
— @bunjavascript, 15 days ago · 918 likes · see the post
Bun v1.4.2 - Fixes 5 issues - CMYK & YCCK JPEG decoding now supported in Bun.Image - Response & Request .json() show a better error - Fix bundler regression impacting Elysia - Fix AsyncLocalStorage leak - JavaScriptCore upgrade https://bun.com/blog/bun-v1.4.2
— @bunjavascript, 14 days ago · 664 likes · see the post
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Bun in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #889 of 1353
- Shared in 2 posts by 1 account: @bunjavascript
- 68.4k views on those posts
- First seen 15 days ago, last shared 14 days ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: open source
- Market: Languages & runtimes
FAQ
What is Bun?
Fixes 202 issues, addressing 236 👍. HTTP/2 in Bun.serve, Bun.write() streams Response bodies to disk, self-contained workspace node_modules, bun install --offline and --prefer-offline, WebSocket pause() and resume(),… It was first shared on X 15 days ago and is ranked #889 on the Dev Radar.
Is Bun free?
It is open source.
Who shared Bun?
1 account on X, including @bunjavascript, in 2 posts totalling 68.4k views.
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