--- title: Best Bun posts of 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Bun posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/bun/best-of/2023 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/bun/best-of/2023 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Bun posts of 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Bun posts of 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Bun — 2023 1. 1 [](/posts/bun-1-0-xeb1bb2m9 "Bun 1.0") Article Community Picks · 3y Bun 1.0 Bun is a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, testing, and debugging JavaScript and TypeScript. Bun's goal is to eliminate slowness and complexity without throwing away everything that's great about JavaScript. Bun is tested against test suites of the most popular Node.js packages on Node. 788 47 2. 2 [](/posts/elysia---fast-and-friendly-bun-web-frameworks-f5gjxbzsr "Elysia - Fast, and friendly Bun web frameworks") Article Community Picks · 3y Elysia - Fast, and friendly Bun web frameworks Elysia - Fast, and friendly Bun web frameworks. Elysia is fast 18x faster than Express Supercharged by Bun runtime, Static Code Analysis, and various micro optimization. Elysia generates OpenAPI 3.0 specs automatically to integrate with various tools across multiple languages. 368 13 3. 3 [](/posts/bun-vs-node-js-everything-you-need-to-know-70wxubj1e "Bun vs Node.js: Everything you need to know") Article Builder.io · 3y Bun vs Node.js: Everything you need to know Bun v1.0 is a super fast all-in-one toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript apps. The beauty of Bun lies in its ability to streamline the development process, making it smoother and more efficient than ever. Bun is designed as a faster, leaner, more modern replacement for Node.js. 317 17 4. 4 [](/posts/discover-bun---a-faster-modern-javascript-runtime-eqlrg895h "Discover Bun - A Faster, Modern JavaScript Runtime") Article DEV · 3y Discover Bun - A Faster, Modern JavaScript Runtime The Javascript Space is completely different from 15 years ago when NodeJS was first released. The technology behind Bun Bun is a Javascript Runtime. It starts with an Engine - The Component of a runtime that runs the Javascript code. Bun comes with built-in testing support, and so it is much faster from the other ones. 251 27 5. 5 [](/posts/serverless-bun-vs-node-benchmarking-on-aws-lambda-aeohbw93i "Serverless Bun vs Node: Benchmarking on AWS Lambda") Article Medium · 3y Serverless Bun vs Node: Benchmarking on AWS Lambda Serverless Bun vs Node: Benchmarking on AWS Lambda. Bun promises a whole host of benefits, mostly around performance and developer experience, while boasting strong interoperability standards. Bun claims it can process logic at 3-4x the speed of NodeJS. 179 7 6. 6 [](/posts/bun-hype-how-we-learned-nothing-from-yarn-berscdz8n "Bun hype. How we learned nothing from Yarn") Article DEV · 3y Bun hype. How we learned nothing from Yarn Yarn and Bun went off to create their own competing technology. Both sold themselves on being way faster. Both went in with the goal of splitting the ecosystem. Both announced that they were officially v1.0 and ready for production!...while not actually supporting Windows. In 2023, npm is still faster than Yarn. 156 13 7. 7 [](/posts/creating-an-api-with-bun-vfti4k8np "Creating an API with Bun") Article asayer · 3y Creating an API with Bun Learn how to use Bun, a new JavaScript runtime, to create a full API. Explore the features of Bun, set up your development environment, create a database, implement services and controllers, and set up a Bun-Elysia server. 145 8 8. 8 [](/posts/why-use-vite-when-bun-is-also-a-bundler---vite-vs-bun-8bch3ejen "Why use Vite when Bun is also a bundler? - Vite vs. Bun") Article This is Learning · 3y Why use Vite when Bun is also a bundler? - Vite vs. Bun Why use Vite when Bun is also a bundler? - Vite vs. Bun? Why is Vite still needed? Vite is great for bundling client-side apps, has API's that many developers love. Bun's HMR currently has at least one open issue, which is important for fast local development. 126 11 9. 9 [](/posts/learn-bun-a-faster-node-js-alternative-h6igx20mp "Learn Bun, a faster Node.js alternative") Article freeCodeCamp · 3y Learn Bun, a faster Node.js alternative Bun is a faster JavaScript and TypeScript runtime that promises to revolutionize development with its lightning-fast startup times and powerful features. 114 1 10. 10 [](/posts/node-js-vs-deno-vs-bun-javascript-runtime-comparison-xjtzr2kjn "Node.js vs. Deno vs. Bun: JavaScript runtime comparison") Article Snyk · 3y Node.js vs. Deno vs. Bun: JavaScript runtime comparison Node.js vs. Bun is the latest upstart, offering blistering speed and significantly outperforming its rivals. Deno aims to improve its security via fine-grained access controls. Bun is still in beta and has some gaps to fill out to be fully production-ready. 99 6 11. 11 [](/posts/how-to-build-react-applications-faster-with-bun-p0fydksa3 "How to build React applications faster with Bun") Article asayer · 4y How to build React applications faster with Bun Learn how to build React applications faster using the Bun JavaScript runtime. Discover the advantages of Bun, its speed and performance, and how to install it. Explore how to set up a React application with Bun and use it as a package manager. Test the speed of creating a React app with Bun compared to create-react-app. 91 3 12. 12 [](/posts/bun-v1-0-2-gcnrfqaxe "Bun v1.0.2") Article Bun · 3y Bun v1.0.2 Bun is an incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler, and package manager — all in one. We've been releasing a lot of changes to Bun recently. We are working hard to fix them as quickly as possible. Here's a recap of the last few releases. 78 13. 13 [](/posts/a-quick-look-at-bun-1-0-the-node-js-alternative-n0j5rqzp7 "A Quick Look at Bun 1.0 – The Node.js Alternative") Article freeCodeCamp · 3y A Quick Look at Bun 1.0 – The Node.js Alternative JavaScript got way faster with a new JavaScript runtime called Bun, which is now production-ready with its version 1.0.0 release. Bun is a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, testing, and debugging JavaScript and TypeScript, from a single file to a full-stack application. 52 3 14. 14 [](/posts/brewing-a-full-stack-breakfast-with-expressots-bun-and-elysia-lmpw56bun "Brewing a Full-Stack Breakfast with ExpressoTS, Bun, and Elysia") Article Community Picks · 3y Brewing a Full-Stack Breakfast with ExpressoTS, Bun, and Elysia ExpressoTS, Bun, and Elysia combine the power of ExpressoTS with Bun's Elysia framework in TypeScript for a mouth-watering full-stack experience. This blog post is to show you how to whip up a dish that's not just full of flavor, but also robust and scalable. 45 5 15. 15 [](/posts/how-to-build-a-web-api-using-express-js-bun-and-mongodb--7m4l4ojuw "How To Build a Web API using Express.js, Bun and MongoDB?") Article Bits and Pieces · 3y How To Build a Web API using Express.js, Bun and MongoDB? Learn how to build a high-performing Express.js API backed by MongoDB using Bun. This article provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the application, installing the necessary tools, designing the MongoDB schema, defining business logic in controllers, adding routes, and configuring MongoDB. It also covers adding monitoring to Express.js applications with logging and data validation using express-validator. 41 16. 16 [](/posts/evolution-of-server-side-javascript-roetlxua8 "Evolution of Server-Side JavaScript") Article ITNEXT · 3y Evolution of Server-Side JavaScript Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, event-driven JavaScript runtime environment that allows developers to run JavaScript code on the server. It's built on the V8 JavaScript engine, which is the same engine that powers the Google Chrome browser. The team behind Node.JS went even further by allowing you to push your Node. 41 1 17. 17 [](/posts/bun-adoption-guide-overview-examples-and-alternatives-ddtt5p2bj "Bun adoption guide: Overview, examples, and alternatives") Article Community Picks · 3y Bun adoption guide: Overview, examples, and alternatives Bun is a JavaScript runtime that provides a faster development experience for frontend applications. It offers features such as a built-in bundler, compatibility with Node.js APIs and npm packages, fast execution and hot reloading, support for TypeScript and React, and easy debugging. Bun is faster than both Node.js and Deno in benchmarks. It aims to be a better alternative to Node.js, offering similar APIs but with improved speed and ease of use. It also supports npm, unlike Deno which initially lacked compatibility. Bun is a great choice for developers who want a fast and efficient JavaScript runtime for their projects. 37 18. 18 [](/posts/deno-vs-bun-vs-node-js-a-speed-comparison-2h4qpk69g "Deno vs. Bun vs. Node.js: A Speed Comparison") Article Community Picks · 3y Deno vs. Bun vs. Node.js: A Speed Comparison Deno vs. Bun vs. Node.js: A Speed Comparison by Hexagon, 3 minutes read deno bun nodejs benchmark. 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