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I too would use it if the REPL worked properly. JS developers are often used to working interactively - the browser/console workflow - and have come to rely on testing ideas or problems / solutions in the REPL interactively. It's efficient, as you can test and narrow things down in isolation and figure out what is working or not-working very quickly. It's also a good way to try a new module, and this is reflected in…
Currently, the REPL is an alias of `bunx bun-repl`, and bun-repl is a community-maintained npm package. We haven't had the time to do our own REPL. Honestly, we really need to hire more engineers. We're a small team and there's so much to do
Fixing the issue of not being able to run the repl offline would seem relatively low-effort//high-impact?