Claude Code switches to Bun JavaScript runtime compiled in Rust for improved execution performance

According to Simon Willison, Claude Code now uses Bun, a TypeScript and JavaScript runtime written in Rust, as its underlying execution environment, replacing previous implementations. Users report integration improvements with the runtime change, though some references indicate unreleased beta versions are involved in the deployment.

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