What is Rolldown?
It is a JavaScript bundler written in Rust intended to serve as the future bundler used in Vite. It provides Rollup-compatible APIs and plugin interface but will be more similar to esbuild in scope.
Rolldown is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Fast bundler for JavaScriptRollup-compatible APIDesigned for Vite
Rolldown Pros & Cons
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Rolldown Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Rolldown?
Webpack
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows to load parts for the application on demand. Through "loaders" modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
gulp
Build system automating tasks: minification and copying of all JavaScript files, static images. More capable of watching files to automatically rerun the task when a file changes.
Grunt
The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. After you've configured it, a task runner can do most of that mundane work for you—and your team—with basically zero effort.
