I remember looking into the nodejs alternatives some years ago, one way to compare them is to look at the open issues. bun had so many hits for 'segfault' and deno has basically none.

Even now:

bun (zig) [1] 119 open / 885 closed

deno (rust) [2] 0 open / 1 closed

I don't think this has that much to do with Zig's anti-AI stance. More about using the right tool for the job.

[1] https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3...

[2] https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state...

Not sure why you're getting downvoted; I think you're close to right. They were successful with one technology and had a great exit. They may also be successful with another technology post-acquisition.

Lets see the fruit of their decision.