JavaScript.exe - Standalone Executables

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about JavaScript executables - what is it? What’s the benefit of them? And what kind of tooling exists to support them?

Show Notes

• 00:25 Welcome
• 01:12 What are JavaScript executables?
• 04:39 Deploying tooling
• 06:01 Running on a USB stick
• 07:57 The size
• 12:19 Fastly
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• Deno — A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
• Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime

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