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## TL;DR

Vite (Evan You, 2020) is a next-generation frontend build tool that leverages native ES modules for instant dev server startup and HMR. Uses esbuild for pre-bundling (10-100x faster than Webpack) and Rollup for production builds.

## Core Explanation

Dev server: serves source files natively via ESM, no bundling needed — HMR in <1ms. Production: Rollup for optimized tree-shaken output. Framework-agnostic: React, Vue, Svelte, Solid via plugins. `import.meta.glob()` for dynamic imports. Vite 6 (2024): Environment API, improved SSR. Has largely replaced Webpack in new projects.

## Further Reading

- [Vite Documentation](https://vitejs.dev/)