Vite

Frontend build tool with a development server, hot module replacement, and optimized production builds.

Overview

Vite is a build tool for modern web projects. It provides a development server with hot module replacement and a build command that bundles code into optimized production assets; it also supports plugins and a JavaScript API.

Key Capabilities

  • Run a development server with hot module replacement
  • Build optimized production assets
  • Extend workflows through plugins
  • Configure and automate builds with its JavaScript API

Ideal Use Cases & Goals

  • “Develop modern frontend applications”
  • “Preview changes quickly during development”
  • “Bundle and optimize assets for production”

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