--- title: "Exploring Bun: Jarred Sumner on Hyperfast JavaScript Toolkit" description: "Is Bun the future of React Native package management? Join us as we talk with Jarred Sumner, the creator of this lightning-fast JavaScript toolkit." url: https://www.callstack.com/podcasts/spotlight-on-bun-lightning-fast-javascript-toolkit updated: 2026-10-24T08:39:43.784Z --- # Exploring Bun: Jarred Sumner on Hyperfast JavaScript Toolkit Is Bun the future of React Native package management? Join us as we talk with Jarred Sumner, the creator of this lightning-fast JavaScript toolkit. _Guest: Jarred Sumner, Founder & CEO @ Oven · Host: Jakub Urban, Software Engineer @ Callstack · Published 2023-09-19 · Duration 01:04:57 · Category: Developer Experience_ Listen: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/pOuR61Ywg14) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/74cQSdavjzi6VgS3gxQX1M?si=tf7pPZb5TFungZT0TMoK5Q) · [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spotlight-on-bun-lightning-fast-javascript-toolkit/id1525543072?i=1000628445843) · [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/user-985069846/spotlight-on-bun-lightning-fast-javascript-toolkit-the-react-native-show-podcast-coffee-talk-14?si=9ef8ad3ae7394ad7993001e8fb9959b6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) Unless you live under a rock, you must have heard about the recent [release of Bun 1.0](https://bun.sh/blog/bun-v1.0). For those of you who somehow missed that announcement, Bun is a fast, all-in-one toolkit for running, building, testing, and debugging JavaScript and TypeScript, from a single file to a full-stack application - and as of September 8, it’s finally stable and production-ready. Much like the rest of the community, we’re pretty excited about the release and Bun in general - and we’re even more excited to have the brain behind it all, [Jarred Sumner](https://jarredsumner.com/), as our next Coffee Talk guest. ## What you should know about Bun - Bun’s origins, primary purpose, and core features - The inner workings of Bun, including its use of Zig and the factors that contribute to its lightning-fast performance - The toolkit’s versatility and potential as a replacement for Node.js - Bun's role within the JavaScript and React Native ecosystem, including its relationship with Metro and the benefits it brings to React and React Native developers - The journey towards Bun 1.0, including the work style at Oven, the lessons learned, and the influence of a significant investment on the project's future Tune in, try Bun 1.0, and let us know how it works. Insights ## Learn more about Developer Experience Here's everything we published recently on this topic. 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Capture OpenTelemetry spans from the Vercel AI SDK and inspect AI requests across on-device and cloud providers. - [How I Hacked React Native DevTools (And Built a Plugin Framework)](https://www.callstack.com/events/how-i-hacked-react-native-devtools-and-built-a-plugin-framework) (Nov 28 · Talk): Learn how React Native DevTools work under the hood, and how to inject custom plugins with clean hooks and no forks. - [How I Hacked React Native DevTools (And Built a Plugin Framework)](https://www.callstack.com/events/how-i-hacked-react-native-devtools-and-built-a-plugin-framework-prague) (Sep 16 · Talk): Learn how React Native DevTools work under the hood, and how to inject custom plugins with clean hooks and no forks. - [Rozenite: The Missing Part of React Native DevTools](https://www.callstack.com/events/rozenite-the-missing-part-of-react-native-devtools) (Sep 4 · Talk): Learn how Rozenite hooks into DevTools to enable clean, custom plugin development, restoring the extensibility devs loved in Flipper. - [Introducing Rozenite: A Plugin Framework for React Native DevTools](https://www.callstack.com/blog/introducing-rozenite-a-plugin-framework-for-react-native-devtools) (Jul 28 · Article): Build custom debugging panels inside React Native DevTools with Rozenite: a modular, TypeScript-ready plugin framework with full device-scoped support. - [How to Easily Create Native Libraries With Nitro and Turbo Modules](https://www.callstack.com/blog/bridgeless-native-development) (Feb 12 · Article): Learn how to optimize React Native performance with Turbo and Nitro Modules. 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