Yeah I wrote my comment initially thinking it was just rolldown being used, so the "rust-powered" was confusing, I think the tagline is actually ok now that I know this, but really you're doing two things here
reply1/ an alternative framework for RSCs similar to nextjs, tanstack or react router
2/ a rust runtime for javascript, similar to node, deno or bun (except maybe not as general purpose)
Exactly! Those are the two main layers.
replyThe runtime piece is definitely less general-purpose than Node/Deno/Bun. It's optimized specifically for React Server Components with things like streaming, Suspense boundary handling, and server action execution baked in. You wouldn't use it to run arbitrary JS apps.
V8 is C++, so why isn't it "C++ powered"?
replyTechnically you could say that, but the entire server runtime is written in Rust. V8 is just the embedded JavaScript engine. By that logic, every Node.js or Deno app would be "C++ powered" since they all use V8.
replyThey are using Deno
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