Vite 8 Beta: The Rolldown-powered Vite ​

Vite 8 beta replaces its dual bundler system (esbuild and Rollup) with Rolldown, a Rust-based bundler that's 10-30× faster than Rollup. This unification eliminates inconsistencies between development and production builds while maintaining plugin compatibility. Early adopters report dramatic build time reductions: Linear saw 46s drop to 6s, Mercedes-Benz.io achieved 38% faster builds, and Beehiiv reduced build time by 64%. The release includes built-in tsconfig paths support and emitDecoratorMetadata handling. Migration paths are available for both direct upgrades and gradual transitions, with a compatibility layer to ease the switch from Rollup and esbuild options.