Bun Basics

Let's explore the fundamental APIs that Bun provides. These are globally available and don't require any imports.

The Bun Global Object

Bun exposes a global Bun object with many useful properties and methods:

High-Resolution Timing

Bun provides nanosecond-precision timing for performance measurement:

Fast Hashing

Bun includes a fast hashing function for strings:

HTML Escaping

Safely escape HTML to prevent XSS attacks:

Deep Equality Checking

Compare objects deeply with Bun.deepEquals:

Sleep Functions

Bun provides both async and sync sleep functions:

Exercise: Timing Comparison

Measure how long it takes to perform different operations:

Exercise: Hash Comparison

Use Bun.hash to check if two strings are the same: