Prebuilt installers

[nshiab]

What is the problem this feature would solve?

I teach JavaScript/TypeScript to people who are not developers. When we install NodeJS, their first entry point is the prebuilt installers, which is something familiar for them with easy steps to follow. You download the file, double-click on it, and you are good to go! This makes NodeJS wonderful for beginners. They can start coding in .js/.ts files and running them very quickly.

I would love to use Bun, but having to install it via the terminal and then modifying ~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc, or ~/.config/fish/config.fish makes it more difficult. It starts the whole teaching process on the wrong foot with something that feels complicated and cumbersome to them. Additionally, they are afraid they won't be able to install it by themselves on a new computer without support later on. These more abstract steps take time, raise many questions, and delay their first "aha!" moment with JavaScript/TypeScript.

What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?

I would love to see prebuilt installers for Bun, similar to the ones for NodeJS.

What alternatives have you considered?

No response