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Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by Ant59 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @04:40PM (#45752720)
I've gone all-in on Bun for many of the same reasons. Blazingly fast installs too.

https://bun.sh/

Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by ifwinterco on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @04:52PM (#45752858)
I think at this point everyone on hacker news with even a passing interest in JS has heard of bun, it's promoted relentlessly
Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by trenchpilgrim on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @06:02PM (#45753660)
I'm still meeting devs who haven't heard of it and get their minds blown when they replace npm in their projects. Every day is a chance to meet one of the lucky 10000: https://xkcd.com/1053/
Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by fud101 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @12:50AM (#45756547)
I avoided JS for the longest time because i wanted nothing to with node or npm. With bun, i'm finally enjoying javascript.
Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by throw-the-towel on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @06:41PM (#45754039)
Did you experience any compatibility problems with Bun?
Re:Uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in... by catlifeonmars on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @10:48PM (#45755910)
Bun still segfaults way too often for my comfort but I’m crossing my fingers waiting for it to mature. It is definitely nice to have an alternative runtime to Node.