Find out how Bun compares to Node.js for a simple hello world comparison

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Bun is a modern JavaScript runtime that aims to be faster than Node.js. Tests comparing Bun and Node.js for a 'hello world' use case show that Bun is about 40-50% faster, but it uses double the memory. The measurements used to compare the performance include response time, CPU usage, and memory usage.

Hello world performance: Bun vs Node.js