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1. dts+0D[view] [source] 2025-12-02 20:52:05
>>ryanvo+(OP)
A lot of people seem confused about this acquisition because they think of Bun as a node.js compatible bundler / runtime and just compare it to Deno / npm. But I think its a really smart move if you think of where Bun has been pushing into lately which is a kind of cloud-native self contained runtime (S3 API, SQL, streaming, etc). For an agent like Claude Code this trajectory is really interesting as you are creating a runtime where your agent can work inside of cloud services as fluently as it currently does with a local filesystem. Claude will be able to leverage these capabilities to extend its reach across the cloud and add more value in enterprise use cases
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2. ok_dad+XU[view] [source] 2025-12-02 22:26:07
>>dts+0D
Yea, they just posted this a few days ago:

https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use

They discussed how running generated code is better for context management in many cases. The AI can generate code to retrieve, process, and filter the data it needs rather than doing it in-context, thus reducing context needs. Furthermore, if you can run the code right next to the server where the data is, it's all that much faster.

I see Bun like a Skynet: if it can run anywhere, the AI can run anywhere.

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3. yellow+mX[view] [source] 2025-12-02 22:39:54
>>ok_dad+XU
Java can run anywhere too
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4. wiseow+jY[view] [source] 2025-12-02 22:47:31
>>yellow+mX
Not in the browser, and no – webassembly doesn't count, otherwise you can say the same about Go and others.
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5. fishmi+h41[view] [source] 2025-12-02 23:31:31
>>wiseow+jY
May I ask, what is this obsession with targeting the browser? I've also noticed a hatred of k8s here, and while I truly understand it, I'd take the complication of managing infrastructure over frontend fads any day.
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6. Master+Ba1[view] [source] 2025-12-03 00:19:55
>>fishmi+h41
HN has a hatred of K8s? That’s new to me
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7. smt88+Hv1[view] [source] 2025-12-03 03:44:32
>>Master+Ba1
K8s is used in many situations it shouldn't be, and a lot of HNers (including me) are bitter about having to deal with the resulting messes
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