The Zig roller coaster, the JavaScript hivemind, and _Shai Halud 3_ coming to an npm package near you.

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Vite 8 beta introduces Rolldown, a Rust-based bundler that replaces the dual esbuild/Rollup pipeline. Rolldown offers native speed (10-30× faster than Rollup), Rollup plugin compatibility, and advanced features like module federation. This gives the Vite team full control over their toolchain (Vite, Rolldown, Oxc) for a more cohesive developer experience. The newsletter also covers React RSC security vulnerabilities, TypeScript 7 progress, JavaScript's 30th anniversary, and various ecosystem updates.

Pimp my Bundler: Vite edition

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<p>The Vite team when they start charging $.01 per download</p>
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<p>Whether this is true is more important than performance improvements.</p>
