Vite

What it does

Vite is a build tool — it sets up your development environment, bundles your code, and optimizes it for production. It's what Astro, SvelteKit, and many other frameworks use under the hood.

When to use it

Use this when you need a fast dev environment for a JavaScript project that doesn't have its own bundler.

Real example

You want to start a new vanilla JS project with hot reload. Prompt: 'Scaffold a new Vite project with npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template vanilla. Run npm install then npm run dev. Open the local URL to see the live preview.'

Good to know

You usually don't install Vite directly — it comes bundled with your framework. But knowing it exists helps when you see it in configs.

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Utilities & helpers