Zig Creator Andrew Kelley Savages Bun's Rewrite, Then Denies A Rupture
Kelley calls Bun's abandoned codebase a stack of hacks with a million lines never reviewed, despite years of funding Zig's foundation.
- Bun donated $60,000 a year to the Zig Software Foundation before this rewrite.
- Kelley says Bun ignored warnings about comptime abuse and shipped hacks on hacks.
- 600,000 lines compose Zig itself, compiling from scratch in just 16 seconds.
Why it matters: Institutions and individuals alike deny rupture in public precisely when the record already shows one.
Andrew Kelley, "My Thoughts on the Bun Rust Rewrite" ↗ · Jul 15, 20267/15/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check