Introducing bun, a new package manager and JavaScript runtime environment

New job? New toolset to explore! In this post I'll be investigating a new JavaScript package manager and runtime environment called bun.sh. You may have noticed on Playwright.Dev's Getting Started / Installation section there are three different ways to install a ui or api test automation framework the latest version of Playwright:npm init playwright@latestyarn create playwrightpnpm create playwrightFor this blog post I'll be investigating a fourth way, the new toolset they just started using at work, bun.sh.bun create playwrightWhen putting together a Playwright automation framework based around JavaScript and TypeScript, Playwright uses the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment, to run its test runner, execute automation scripts, and manage its browser instances.(See Nodejs.org / About )There is a division of labor: Node.js runs Playwright's internal functions. NPM, Yarn, PNMP, and now Bun handle the packages. Each package manager has its own specialization. NPM is bundled already…