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Node is about to become irrelevant. As soon as Microsoft ships TypeScript 7.





Why will TypeScript 7 make Node.js irrelevant?

In TypeScript 7, the compiler will be written in Go instead of TS. But the compiler will still produce JS code as its output and so Node.js is still relevant for running that JS code.

Or is there something else about TypeScript 7 that will make Node.js irrelevant?


How does a 10x faster TS to JS compiler make a JS runtime irrelevant?

Typescript 7 is not a replacement for node, it is a language spec and compiler, but Bun _could_ be the preferred choice for dev using a Javascript runtime.

bun is not faster than node, why do people keep thinking this lmao. v8 runtime is like x4 more performant than spidermonkey which is what bun uses.

Bun uses JSC from Apple, not Spidermonkey.

Can you elaborate? Are you conflating node and javascript?

You made a fool of yourself.



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