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TechStack First Look: Bun and Elysia
Explore the Bun runtime and Elysia framework as modern alternatives to Node.js. This course provides an overview of their key features, performance benefits, and considerations for adopting them to your JavaScript backend stack.
Intermediate
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TechStack First Look: Bun and Elysia
Explore the Bun runtime and Elysia framework as modern alternatives to Node.js. This course provides an overview of their key features, performance benefits, and considerations for adopting them to your JavaScript backend stack.
Intermediate
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What you'll learn
Traditional JavaScript stacks can be slow and complex. In this course, TechStack First Look: Bun and Elysia, you’ll evaluate Bun and Elysia for efficient backend development. First, you’ll explore Bun’s core advantages, including built-in TypeScript support, comprehensive tooling, and improved performance compared to Node.js. Next, you’ll discover how Elysia simplifies web development through intuitive APIs, type inference, and minimal setup. Finally, you’ll learn how to practically assess migrating to Bun and Elysia, examining factors like ecosystem compatibility, developer experience, and production readiness. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the necessary insight to determine whether Bun and Elysia align with your needs.
TechStack First Look: Bun and Elysia
Intermediate
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Treasure is a software developer and educator. Since transitioning from a career in postsecondary education to web development in 2015, Treasure has worked in EdTech both as a Senior Software Engineer and an instructor, creating hundreds of hours of JavaScript-focused learning content across many platforms, including Treehouse, Scrimba, Free Code Camp, and Coursera. She is passionate about simplifying web development concepts for learners of all levels.