Bun's Rust rewrite once drew weeks of pushback; now 5+ TypeScript toolchain rewrites are normal
cnakazawa · x · 2026-10-07
- cnakazawa notes Bun's TypeScript-to-Rust rewrite drew weeks of backlash, but such migrations are now commonplace: there are 5+ TypeScript toolchain rewrites, and by year's end nobody will use TypeScript-written tools.
- He jokingly invokes Ben Thompson's "Strategy Credit" concept: Bun's segfaults acted as a credit — without them, such a massive rewrite could never have been merged.
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