ByteDance Web Infra

Nov 1, 2023 · Frontend Development

Design and Exploration of a Rust-Based Web Bundler: Insights from Rspack, Webpack, Rollup, and Esbuild

The article chronicles the technical background, challenges, and design decisions behind building a Rust-powered web bundler, comparing it with existing tools like Webpack, Vite, Rollup, and esbuild, and outlines future directions for improving plugin APIs, AST reuse, and build performance.