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Re:Node.js can now execute TypeScript files by hungryhobbit on Sunday August 17, 2025 @10:57AM (#44932066)
Bun is still a toddler: it's not ready for primetime.

Simple example: you know how at the command line you can type "npm run", and then type a character or two, hit tab, and the appropriate script from your `package.json` will autocomplete? And if you keep going (eg. "npm run knex") you can do the same thing to autocomplete arguments?

Bun still hasn't figured out how to do that (https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/6037), even though they can all but copy NPM's (already written) completions. I really liked using bun when I played around with it (and it ran my codebase perfectly, without issue) ... but if they can't handle something as simple as Bash completions, they're clearly not ready for the big leagues.

Re:Node.js can now execute TypeScript files by 0x457 on Sunday August 17, 2025 @11:41PM (#44937185)
Your indicator of technology maturity is "is there an autocomplete script for my shell" ? I have autocomplete working on any CLI app I make before it's even functional.
Re:Node.js can now execute TypeScript files by hungryhobbit on Monday August 18, 2025 @11:35AM (#44941786)
Exactly why it's embarrassing that Bun can't handle something so basic.
Re:Node.js can now execute TypeScript files by 0x457 on Monday August 18, 2025 @04:01PM (#44944681)
Sure, but IMO it's a weird metric to measure.