package managers
It's worth mentioning the role of a good package manager, especially for rapid development and monorepos. Wondering which one to use? The simple answer: Bun
Why?
For the hobbyist developer, Bun offers several compelling advantages:
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Speed: Bun reduces wait time for installing dependencies, running scripts, and starting your application/agent.
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Simplicity: Bun acts as a runtime, package manager, bundler, and test runner rolled into one. This eliminates the need to learn, configure, and manage multiple separate tools. Keep it clean.
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Ease of Use: No more needing separate compilation steps (
tsc
) before running your code (node index.js
). Bun runs TypeScript directly.
Essentially, Bun lets hobbyists focus more on building cool things and less on wrangling complex development toolchains.