6d ago · 8 min read · The benchmarks are real. I just didn't expect them to matter less than everything else. My team — four engineers, one of whom is constitutionally allergic to anything not boring and battle-tested — runs a mid-sized API service that handles about 12,0...
Join discussionMar 7 · 5 min read · For a long time, I thought Node.js was the final destination for backend JavaScript. That was until last month when I finally gave Bun and Deno a serious try. I suddenly realized that optimizing confi
Join discussionMar 4 · 5 min read · Hono (Japanese for "flame") is a small, fast, and multi-runtime web framework that has become one of the most talked-about tools in the TypeScript ecosystem. It runs on Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Deno, Node.js, AWS Lambda, Fastly Compute, and more — us...
Join discussionMar 3 · 5 min read · TypeScript Tooling: Compiler Options, Runtimes, and Monorepo Setup TypeScript's value proposition is simple: catch bugs before they reach production. But the tooling around TypeScript has grown sprawling enough that configuring it well is a skill in ...
Join discussionMar 3 · 6 min read · Testing Frameworks Compared: Jest, Vitest, Bun Test, and Playwright Choosing a test framework used to be simple: you picked Jest. Now there are genuinely good alternatives, each with different strengths. This guide compares the main options, covers d...
Join discussionMar 3 · 7 min read · JavaScript Package Managers in 2026: npm, pnpm, Yarn, and Bun Four package managers, one registry, and a lot of opinions. npm is the default that ships with Node.js. pnpm saves disk space and enforces correctness. Yarn Berry reimagined how dependenci...
Join discussionMar 3 · 8 min read · Monorepo Tools Compared: Turborepo, Nx, and Bun Workspaces Monorepos are no longer controversial. Most teams with more than two related packages eventually consolidate into a single repository. The question isn't whether to use a monorepo -- it's whi...
Join discussionMar 3 · 6 min read · Bun vs Node.js vs Deno: JavaScript Runtime Comparison The JavaScript runtime landscape has gone from a Node.js monopoly to a three-way competition. Bun, Node.js, and Deno each take a different stance on performance, compatibility, and developer exper...
Join discussionMar 3 · 8 min read · If you're already using Bun as your runtime or package manager, you might not realize it ships with a full-featured test runner built in. No extra dependencies, no configuration files, no transpilation step. Just bun test and your TypeScript tests ru...
Join discussionMar 3 · 8 min read · Bun Shell and Script Runner: Replace Bash with TypeScript Bash scripts are the duct tape of software engineering. They work until they don't -- and they stop working the moment you need to handle spaces in filenames, parse JSON, or run the same scri...
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