Vite 8.1 brings faster dev mode, chunk import maps, and Wasm ESM support (opens in new tab)

introduces experimental bundled dev mode, designed to improve development performance in projects with many modules. In internal testing on an app with 10,000 React components, the Vite team saw up to 15 times faster startup and 10 times faster full page reloads compared to the traditional unbundled server. The mode is still experimental and currently focuses on browser side behavior and core Vite features, so some third party plugins and minor features may not work yet. Early real world test...