Is Claude Code the first CLI tool to have a $1BN ARR?
I don't know for sure, but it's definitely the first tool of that value to have a persistent strobing (scroll position) bug so bad that passersby ask me if I'm okay when they see it.
Anthropic acquires Bun
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Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#12The Bun team works hard, glad to see it pay off.
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#13Anthropic? The AI people?
Look, if a terminal emulator can raise $67 million by riding the AI hypewave then a Javscript runtime can do the same. Nobody ever said that AI investments and acquisitions have to make any sense.
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#14Oh no ... unfortunately this likely means a Bun.AI API in my JS runtime.
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#15What matters: it's staying open source and MIT licensed. I sincerely hope it stays that way. Congrats to the Bun team on making a great tool and getting the recognition they deserve.
> Being part of Anthropic gives Bun: Long-term stability.
Let's see. I don't want to always be the downer but the AI industry is in a state of rapid flux with some very strong economic headwinds. I wouldn't confidently say that hitching your wagon to AI gives you long term stability. But as long as the rest of us keep the ability to fork an open source project I won't complain too much.
(for those who are disappointed: this is why you stick with Node. Deno and Bun are both VC funded projects, there's only one way that goes. The only question is timeline)
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#17Godspeed. Seems like a good pairing. Bun is sort of the only part of the JS ecosystem I like, and Code has become such an important tool for my work, that I think good things will come out of this match. Go Bundler as well.
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#18Congrats... > Long-term stability. a home and resources so people can safely bet their stack on Bun. Isn't it the opposite? Now we've tied Bun to "AI" and if the AI bubble or hype or whatever bursts or dies down it'd impact Bun. > We had over 4 years of runway to figure out monetization. We didn't have to join Anthropic. There's honestly a higher chance of Bun sticking out that runway than the current AI hype still b…
I say don't muddy the water with the public panic over "will it won't it" bubble burst predictions.
The effective demand for Opus 4.5 is bottomless; the models will only get better.
People will always want a code model as good as we have now, let alone better.
Bun securing default status in the best coding model is a win-win-win
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#19Hope nobody buys Astral or Python is f*cked.
Re: Anthropic acquires Bun
#20Congrats. This is the first time I remember reading a genuine, authentic story about a sale. Much preferred over “this is about continuing the mission until my earn-out is complete.”