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Athreya Aka Maneshwar @athreyac4

Vite Vs Webpack: Why Vite Might Just Become Your New Best Friend

Vite smokes Webpack in build times & bundle size! Native ES modules & pre-bundling with esbuild make Vite a joy to work with. Perfect for modern web apps, especially static sites & SSR. Give it a try, your future self will thank you!

Vite or Webpack? Let’s dive into this comparison and figure out why Vite might just become your new best friend.

  
  
  What is a Module Bundler Anyway?

Before we get into it, let’s get one thing straight: both Vite and Webpack are JavaScript module bundlers. 
They bundle your code, dependencies, and assets together to make them ready for the browser. 
Think of them as your project’s behind-the-scenes chef, slicing, dicing, and serving up optimized bundles.
But how they do it… well, that’s where the drama begins.

  
  
  Development Server

Vite ships with an integrated development server...