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number: 939
title: "Creator of Vite: Evan You"
date: 1758538800000
url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI2263894018.mp3
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quEc5ZI3_Ys
guest:
name: Evan You
github: yyx990803
twitter: youyuxi
of: Vite, Vue & Voidzero
url: https://vite.dev/
social: https://evanyou.me/
---

Scott and Wes sit down with Evan You, creator of Vue, Vite, and VoidZero, to dig into the future of frontend tooling. From the speed of Rolldown to why he chose Rust, they explore the evolution of developer experience, bundlers, and what’s next for the web.

### Show Notes

* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
* **[00:31](#t=00:31)** Who is Evan You?
* [Vue.js](https://vuejs.org/).
* [Vite](https://vite.dev/).
* [Void0](https://voidzero.dev/)
* **[01:19](#t=01:19)** Making the shift from UI to Toolchains.
* **[02:37](#t=02:37)** How aesthetics contributed to the success of Vue and Vite.
* **[05:26](#t=05:26)** Adding Rollup plugins to the Dev Server.
* **[07:31](#t=07:31)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax).
* **[07:56](#t=07:56)** Rollup and Rolldown explained.
* **[09:29](#t=09:29)** NAPIRS.
* **[10:02](#t=10:02)** Why Rust and not Go?
* [SWC](https://swc.rs/), [OXC](https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc).
* **[12:04](#t=12:04)** Rolldown's speed and performance.
* [OXC Allocator](https://crates.io/crates/oxc_allocator).
* **[15:09](#t=15:09)** Dealing with massive buildtimes.
* **[17:42](#t=17:42)** How has the transition been?
* **[20:34](#t=20:34)** Why do we even need a bundler?
* **[23:25](#t=23:25)** Vite's superior developer experience.
* **[26:01](#t=26:01)** Fullstack Vue?
* **[31:45](#t=31:45)** Node and Vite's relationship.
* **[35:41](#t=35:41)** Wes' wishlist.
* [vite-dir](https://github.com/wesbos/vite-dir).
* **[37:28](#t=37:28)** Hot takes.
* **[37:37](#t=37:37)** Would Next be better with Vite?
* **[41:09](#t=41:09)** Thoughts on React Server Components.
* **[43:40](#t=43:40)** Thought on Remix 3.
* **[46:22](#t=46:22)** Tell us about Void0.
* **[51:36](#t=51:36)** Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.

### Sick Picks

- Evan: Laravel Lamborghini Shaped Stress Toys

### Shameless Plugs

- Evan: [Viteconf](https://viteconf.amsterdam/), [Vite](https://vite.dev/), [CultRepo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsUalyRg43M8D60mtHe6YcA).

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