Comment by Raed667
2 months ago
My prediction for 2023 is 2 out 3 (so far)
> Despite the initial hype, Rome tools, Deno & Bun will be quasi abandoned as the ecosystem outpaces their release cycle and the benefits don’t merit the headache of migration.
I defaulted to Biome for all greenfield projects a year ago, and at this point you would have to drag me kicking and screaming back to ESLint and Prettier. I also defaulted to Bun and still think Bun is leagues better than Node.js but I now have my doubts about its future after seeing the OpenCode devs consciously minimize their dependency on Bun for strategic reasons.
Rome tools is now Biome and Biome is really good. The company didn't work out but the tool itself is better than ever.
I think you are 0/3.
- Bun just got acquired by Anthropic, which has seemingly accelerated development. Last release: 4 days ago.
- Deno is still kicking as a company, this blog post notwithstanding. Last release: 3 days ago.
- Rome was forked into Biome. Biome last release: 4 days ago.
Deno hasn't been abandoned though. The company still survives. These layoffs are probably to focus resources on the runtime and subhosting product.
Bun is in much better shape than it was in 2023 and its future is less uncertain today than it was back then.