We talk to Evan You about Vite's journey from a prototype inspired by ES Modules to the industry-standard build tool. Also: Vite+ and AI.

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Vite has rapidly become the dominant build tool for modern frontend frameworks within just five years. Created by Evan You, Vite leverages ES Modules to provide faster development experiences compared to Webpack. Starting as Vue Dev Server in 2019, it evolved into a framework-agnostic tool with Vite 2.0 in 2021, gaining adoption across Vue, React, Svelte, Astro, and other frameworks. You's company VoidZero is now developing Vite+, a unified toolchain that combines multiple Rust-based tools with AI integration features.

How Vite Became the Backbone of Modern Frontend Frameworks

The Genesis of Vite: From Webpack to ES Modules

The First Version of Vite and the HMR Epiphany

Vite 2.0: A Framework-Agnostic Build Tool

Vite’s Widespread Adoption in the React Ecosystem

Vite is great, definitely reduces the time it takes to get working on the actual project instead of spending loads of time on initial config.

I remember hours of struggling setting up Webpack… Thank God I don’t have to do it anymore thanks to Vitr

As someone who was taught to use Vite from the start, it’s good practice to set up a project without it so you appreciate what it does for you. That makes it less of a weird black box too. That said, I really do appreciate it being there.

Vite is Backbone of React Project Now days