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Bun

@bun.sh

30 days until Bun v1.3

August 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.15
- Fixes 11 issues (addressing 261 👍)
- `bun audit` scans for vulnerabilities
- `bun pm view `
- `bun init` adds a Cursor rule
- `bun ./index.html` gets "Automatic workspace folders" edit files in browser
- Fixes for vm & worker_threads

bun.sh/blog/bun-v1....

Bun v1.2.15

Fixes 11 issues (addressing 261 👍). bun audit scans dependencies for security vulnerabilities, bun pm view shows package metadata from npm. bun init adds a Cursor rule to use Bun instead of Node.js/Vi...

bun.sh

May 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

It will only get better

Nat @nat.tamez.dev · May 6

Using @bun.sh’s fullstack Dev server is amazing, it’s there perfect tool for a quick demo or a Proof of Concept.

May 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

Bun’s 60 day goal: get 90% of Node.js’ test suite to pass in Bun

For Bun employees during these 60 days, we setup a $200 bonus for every single newly passing test file from Node.js’ test suite that merges.

April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

In the next version of Bun

`Bun.redis` is Bun's builtin Redis client

import { redis } from "bun";

// Set a key
await redis.set("greeting", "Hello from Bun!");

// Get a key
const greeting = await redis.get("greeting");
console.log(greeting); // "Hello from Bun!"

// Increment a counter
await redis.set("counter", "0");
await redis.incr("counter");

// Check if a key exists
const exists = await redis.exists("greeting");

// Delete a key
await redis.del("greeting");

April 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.7
- Fixes 35 bugs (addressing 219 👍)
- Builtin request.cookies.set & get in Bun.serve() routes
- Fixed TypeScript type definitions conflicts with `@types/node` & libdom
- Bugfixes for node:http, node:vm

Thanks to 13 contributors! Full release notes below

March 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.6
- Fixes 74 bugs (addressing 36 👍)
- node:crypto gets faster & more Node.js compatible
- Faster fastify & express
- `timeout` in Bun.spawn
- Dev Server stability fixes
- Bun.SQL unix domain sockets

Thanks to 23 contributors!
bun.sh/blog/bun-v1....

Bun v1.2.6

Fixes 74 bugs (addressing 36 👍). Faster, more compatible node:crypto. `timeout` option in Bun.spawn. Support for `module.children` in `node:module`. Connect to PostgreSQL via unix sockets with `Bun.SQ...

bun.sh

March 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.4
- Frontend dev server stability improvements
- Codesign compiled executables on macOS
- Up to 60% faster `bun build` on macOS
- Node.js compatibility fixes
- Faster array.includes
- Many bugfixes

Thanks to 17 contributors!
bun.sh/blog/bun-v1....

Bun v1.2.4

Up to 60% faster Bun.build on macOS, codesigning support for single-file executables on macOS, dev server stability improvements, fixes a regression from v1.2.3 affecting Hono, fixes up/down buttons i...

bun.sh

February 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM

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koki

@koki.me

Bun マジで体験良すぎるのよな
個人開発で JS で何か作るときは完全に Bun 一択になってしまった

February 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

Bun's frontend dev server designs for incremental builds. Changing one file doesn't rebuild everything.

February 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.3
- Fixes 128 bugs (addressing 349 👍)
- Incredibly fast frontend dev server with hot reloading
- Builtin routes in Bun.serve
- Many Bun.SQL fixes
- Wasm gets faster
- Node compatibility improvements for napi & Buffer

Thanks to 23 contributors!
bun.sh/blog/release...

Bun v1.2.3

Fixes 128 bugs (addressing 349 👍). Bun gets a full-featured frontend development toolchain with incredibly fast hot reloading and bundling. Built-in routing for Bun.serve() makes it simpler to build w...

bun.sh

February 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

The path to get 90% of Node’s test suite to pass in Bun is clear.

February 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

In the next version of Bun

Bun.serve() gets a simple builtin router.

import { serve, sql } from "bun";
import App from "./myReactSPA.html";

serve({
routes: {
"/*": App,
"/api/users/:id": async (req) => {
const id = req.params.id;
const [user] =
await sql`SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${id} LIMIT 1`;
return Response.json(user);
},
"/api/users": {
POST: async (req) => {
// ...
},
},
},

fetch: () => new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 }),
});

February 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

In the next version of Bun

`bun init` gets a new "React" option

February 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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Bun

@bun.sh

In the next version of Bun

Bun.serve() gets builtin support for hot reloading frontend applications.

February 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

In the next version of Bun

`bun create ./MyComponent.tsx` turns a React component into a running dev server with zero config

February 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

In the next version of Bun

`bun ./index.html` starts a frontend dev server

February 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2.2
- Fixes 38 bugs (addressing 129 👍)
- JavaScript idle memory usage reduced by 10–30%
- Fixes v1.2.1 regression impacting `vite build`
- Node compatibility fixes
- Reliability improvements to Bun.SQL and Bun.S3Client

Thanks to 12 contributors!
bun.sh/blog/bun-v1....

Bun v1.2.2

Fixes 38 bugs (addressing 129 👍). JavaScript idle memory usage drops by 10–30%. Fixes regression impacting vite build. Reliability improvements to Bun.SQL, Bun.S3Client, Bun's CSS parser. Node.js comp...

bun.sh

February 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Introducing Bun 1.2

bun.sh/blog/bun-v1.2

Bun 1.2

Built-in Postgres client with Bun.sql, built-in S3 object support with Bun.s3, a new text-based lockfile: bun.lock, Express is 3x faster, and a major update on Node.js compatibility.

bun.sh

January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.2 in 17 hours

youtu.be/uSzffuqfJQk?...

Bun 1.2

YouTube video by Bun

youtu.be

January 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM

Jarred Sumner

@jarredsumner.com

you probably didn't know Bun has all this builtin

Bun is a complete JavaScript toolkit
Everything you need to ship & maintain your app, built-in
Builtin Core Features
Essential runtime capabilities

Node.js compatibility
Bun aims to be a drop-in replacement for Node.js apps
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Web Standard APIs
powered by WebCore (from WebKit/Safari)
Support for web standard APIs like fetch, URL, EventTarget, Headers, etc.
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TypeScript
First-class support, including "paths" enum namespace
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JSX
First-class support without configuration
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Module loader plugins
Works in browsers & Bun
Plugin API for importing/requiring custom file types
View Docs
Builtin APIs
Built-in performance and native APIs designed for production

PostgresSQL driver
Bun.sql
Fastest available to JavaScript
High-performance cloud database access
View Docs
SQLite driver
bun:sqlite
Fastest available to JavaScript
High-performance local database access
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S3 Cloud Storage driver
Bun.s3
Fastest available to JavaScript
High-performance S3-compatible

January 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Add a React frontend to your Express app in 7 lines of code with Bun

mport useStatic from "bun-use-static";
import app from "./my-express-app";
import mySinglePageApp from "./dashboard.html";

// Get the node:http Server from calling app.listen()
const server = app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log(`Example app listening on port 3000`);
});

useStatic(server, {
"/dashboard": mySinglePageApp,
});

January 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM

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Bun

@bun.sh

Bun v1.1.44
- Fixes 43 bugs
- 90% of Node's tests for the `dns` module pass in Bun
- Bundle & serve frontend apps in Bun.serve()
- `bunx --no-install [...]`
- Bugfixes to Bun's S3 client, HTMLRewriter, node:fs and more

Thanks to 21 contributors!
bun.sh/blog/bun-v1....