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Rewrite Bun in Rust has been merged
May 14, 2026
Bun's JavaScript runtime codebase is being rewritten in Rust, with the PR now merged. This shifts Bun away from its Zig-based implementation, potentially affecting performance characteristics and contributor accessibility. Systems engineers and JS tooling developers should monitor build benchmarks closely as Rust's ecosystem matures around this stack.