What is Rolldown in Vite 8.0?

Rust-based bundler replacing esbuild/Rollup, 10-30x faster, plugin-compatible.

Is Vite 8.0 stable for production?

Yes for builds; Rolldown RC, minification alpha—test big projects first.

Will Rolldown replace Bun or Turbopack?

Competes hard on speed/ecosystem; Bun benchmarks top, but Vite's broader.

Vite 8.0 Swaps JS for Rust: Rolldown's 10-30x Build Speed Promise Holds Up?

One dev slashed build times from 12 minutes to 2 with Vite 8.0's Rolldown. Rust is eating JavaScript's lunch in build tools—here's why it might stick.

theAIcatchup Apr 07, 2026 3 min read

Vite 8.0 Rolldown benchmarks showing 10-30x faster build times

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Vite 8.0's Rolldown delivers real 10-30x build speedups via Rust, matching esbuild. 𝕏
Native tools like Rolldown, Turbopack signal end of JS-only bundlers. 𝕏
Void Zero (Evan You) profits via OSS sponsorship; watch for enterprise plays. 𝕏

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