Vite 8.0 is out!
Summary
Vite 8.0 introduces Rolldown as a unified, Rust-based bundler, delivering 10-30x faster production builds and simplifying the plugin ecosystem. The release adds Node.js 20+ support, integrated Devtools, TypeScript paths, WASM SSR, and browser console forwarding, plus migration guidance and community acknowledgments. This has strong implications for dev workflows, CI pipelines, and performance-critical web apps.