Vite has been adopted as our primary build tool for frontend projects, following performance challenges with our previous Webpack-based setup where unit tests were taking up to 18 minutes in our CI pipeline. The transition to Vite, coupled with Vitest for testing, has resulted in significant performance improvements. This decision was driven by our commitment to maintaining efficient development workflows and reducing pipeline execution times.
The platform has consistently impressed our team with its exceptional speed and developer-friendly features. Vite's native TypeScript integration and Hot Module Replacement (HMR) capabilities provide a seamless development experience, while its modern architecture delivers build times that significantly outperform traditional bundlers like Webpack. These performance benefits, combined with its straightforward configuration and robust ecosystem support, have validated our decision to standardize on Vite for our frontend build processes.