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Oct 5, 2023 53 min

Reflecting on Bun's big launch (JS Party #295)

from JS Party: JavaScript, CSS, Web Development

Fresh off Bun's big 1.0 launch, Jarred Sumner goes one-on-one with Jerod to discuss the all-in-one JavaScript runtime that's captured the interest of many. We get into it all: what problem he's solving, how it's so fast, why no Windows support, answering the critics, the (not real) beef between Bun and Node, how the VC-backed startup will sustain & more.

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Reflecting on Bun's big launch (JS Party #295)

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  1. 0:00 It's party time, y'all
  2. 0:53 Welcoming Jarred to the show
  3. 1:45 Surprised by the success?
  4. 2:27 Why so much interest?
  5. 3:07 What problem was he trying to solve?
  6. 5:49 Why Zig?
  7. 8:19 Is Zig a barrier to contributing?
  8. 11:22 What goes in to a 1.0?
  9. 12:30 Less critics than expected?
  10. 13:49 What about Windows support?
  11. 14:34 What's the state of Node compat?
  12. 15:59 Sponsor: Appwrite
  13. 18:33 How are you so productive?
  14. 20:30 Are Bun & Node enemies?
  15. 22:55 How does Bun achieve its performance?
  16. 27:33 Are there security trade-offs?
  17. 29:36 Is Bun the new Yarn?
  18. 31:58 What about the company behind Bun?
  19. 33:09 Similar business model to Deno?
  20. 35:42 Is Bun more vs Deno or Node?
  21. 36:36 How does Oven approach community?
  22. 37:44 Sponsor: Changelog News
  23. 39:11 What happens to Bun if Oven dies?
  24. 42:40 How do you balance business vs dev?
  25. 42:59 What would you love to hack on next?
  26. 44:24 Where does the name come from?
  27. 45:20 Daniel Buckmaster: Hardest part of Node compat?
  28. 47:06 What are people building with Bun?
  29. 48:57 KBall: What role do you see Bun playing in JS ecosystem?
  30. 51:30 How to get hired at Bun?
  31. 52:03 Closing time
  32. 52:25 Next up on the pod (JS Party 300!)

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