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Living definition

What is Bun 1.3 / runtime?

Developer Platforms & Build Compute & Web Infra

As of
2026-10-02
Revision
2026-10-06.1
Method
v1.4.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Bun is a JavaScript and TypeScript runtime, written in Zig around the JavaScriptCore engine, that bundles a package manager, test runner, and bundler into one native binary in place of assembling separate tools. It also includes built-in clients for talking to SQL databases and Redis directly from application code.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-10-02, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 65, reported 55, gap 30) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Consider Bun 1.3 for selected production services if the exact patch and workload pass compatibility and endurance tests.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Bun 1.3 / runtime.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)

Dataset
2026-10-06.1
Hash
sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
Approved
2026-10-06

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