Webpack to Vite: Improving Speed and Performance

Описание и применение

Перенос проекта с Webpack на Vite сократил время сборки до менее 5 секунд, улучшил HMR и упростил конфигурацию.

Задача

The team’s build times were slow and the development experience was cumbersome due to Webpack’s complexity and long rebuilds.

Результат

Build times dropped from ~30–45 seconds to under 5 seconds, HMR became more responsive, and the configuration became easier to maintain.

Рабочий процесс

• 1. Installed Vite and required plugins.
• 2. Replaced Webpack config with Vite config, mapping aliases and environment variables.
• 3. Updated npm scripts to use Vite dev and build commands.
• 4. Adjusted import paths and updated any Webpack‑specific loaders to Vite equivalents.
• 5. Ran tests and verified functionality.
• 6. Deployed the new build to production and monitored performance.

Доказательства

We saw a dramatic drop in build times from 30–45 seconds to under 5 seconds after switching to Vite.

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