Deno 2.8

I wonder how Deno's faring.

Node's the stable solution and will be with us forever. You can now use TypeScript with it and, soon enough, you'll be able to build your app to a single executable -- including native deps.

Bun's chaotic but, nonetheless, it's _fast_ and it's taking an interesting approach by including everything in the stdlib. Plus, bought by Anthropic.

Deno had an awesome story with the sandbox and ease of import for third-party dependencies. Sandboxes feel pretty commoditized now and I'm not sure the import mechanism ended up being that much nicer than a `npm add`.

The new *deno pack* command is a nice addition for safe and simple packaging.

For those using Node.js, a similar single command is available with https://www.npmjs.com/package/ts-node-pack

Now that Node.js supports importing .ts modules, more repos can use them without a build step or putting any build artifacts in the checkout.

Deno is a JavaScript and TypeScript runtime, for those who don't recognize the name. Here's a review of Deno 2.6 vs competitors Bun 1.3 and Node.js 25:

https://www.devtoolreviews.com/reviews/bun-vs-node-vs-deno-2...

By the time I read this, the blog post doesn't exist yet:

> The release post for v2.8 is not yet published.

> Check GitHub releases page for the latest release status of Deno.

The release is here: https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/tag/v2.8.0

EDIT: Formatting

The release post for v2.8 is not yet published. Check GitHub releases page for the latest release status of Deno.

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