Yes, I actually made my front-end builds ~30× faster — without rewriting the app.
🤯 Webpack build time: ~180 seconds
🚀 Vite cold start: ~7–8 seconds
🔁 HMR latency: from 10 seconds → to 50ms — practically instant
Why Vite wins in 2025:
• Uses native ES modules + ultra-fast esbuild under the hood
• Minimal config — readable, editable, not 200 lines of legacy
• Dev server launches faster than you can sip your coffee
• Better DX in monorepos & shared design systems
• Integrated Vitest support = lighter, faster test runs
💡 Real-world wins:
• No more waiting after typo fixes or label tweaks
• Fast feedback in micro-front-ends
• Caching, chunking, and federation feel modern, not magical
🧩 Still some learning curve with advanced Rollup configs or federated modules — but far less friction than dealing with Webpack boilerplate.
📊 In short:
Vite shrinks config, slashes wait time, and restores focus.
For most teams in 2025, it’s no longer a “nice to try” — it’s the new standard.
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