JavaScript runtime

A standalone execution environment for running JavaScript outside the browser (Node/Deno/Bun-class), a distinct layer from build tooling and increasingly implemented in Rust for startup and throughput.

grounded in: Trends NOTABLE 'Ant: A new JavaScript runtime and surrounding eco' plus THEME 'Rust powering the JavaScript/web toolchain — Rust is being used to build fast pipelines and runtimes serving the JS ecosy