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How did we get here? (A rant about Javascript runtimes)

2025-08-20 Science & Technology
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Theo - t3․gg
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Why are there so many different JavaScript runtimes? Node, Bun, v8, WorkerD, Deno, and so many more... Thank you WorkOS for sponsoring! Check them out at: https://soydev.link/workos SOURCES https://buttondown.com/whatever_jamie/archive/the-many-many-many-javascript-runtimes-of-the-last-decade/ https://tscircuit.com/ https://x.com/birch_js Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O Ph4se0n3 for the awesome edit 🙏

Top Comments (10)

@ColRealPro 2025-08-20

"Sir another non ai video has hit the theo channel"

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@leanderriefel 2025-08-20

I'm suprised this video isnt 40 hours long.

167 2 replies
@btarg1 2025-08-20

Finally, a video that isn't about AI. I was getting bored

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@MxunirBen 2025-08-20

Always down for a non AI video, thanks

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@knotbin 2025-08-20

I think Deno is definitely the one I'm rooting for because it feels like they have a real vision for the future of JS.

71 6 replies
@Jclicky 2025-08-20

15:08 um, yeah Theo this content IS SUPER VALUABLE. Pls ship more of this stuff. Hugely helpful for those of us relatively new to programming too!

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@mondejarmarron18 2025-08-20

Rooting for Bun

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@VinayAggarwal 2025-08-20

Deno delivers what it says, without any upfront configuration you can actually get so much done with it.

23 4 replies
@arduano 2025-08-20

Oh my god that tscircuit shoutout, thank you, I suspect this will save me hours soon :D

12 1 replies
@NabekenProG87 2025-08-20

19:27 One of the 4 horsemen of the AI apocalypse. Everything will be written in 1 language, the one AI is best at

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