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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · Mar 19
🎉 Excited to announce that I'm joining VoidZero as DevRel!

As I was following the project from early on, I couldn't say no to the chance when @evanyou.me reached out.

I can't wait to share all the incredible things lined up for @rolldown.rs, OXC, @vite.dev, and @vitest.dev 👀
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voidzero.dev
🚀 @rolldown.rs now enables `output.minifyInternalExports` by default.

This feature shortens internal export names by using the `as` keyword.
At first glance your bundle may look bigger...
…but the additional `as` unlocks improved minification.
Input: index.js with "import ./constants.js", constants.js with "import('./dynamic.js'); export const theAnswer = 42;", dynamic.js with "import { theAnswer } from './constants.js'; console.log(theAnswer);". Subtitle: Exported variable used by a dynamic chunk "internally". Before: Bundled code, as well as bundled & minified code. After minifcation you see that "theAnswer" is preserved in the bundle. Subtitle: When minified, exported variable names are persisted as-is, leading to bigger bundles. After: "as" naming for export and import ("export { theAnswer as t }", "import { t as theAnswer }". When minified, the names are minified too. Subtitle: Added named exports lead to better minification and smaller bundles.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
thealexlichter.com
Time to take a look at the Alpha of the new self-hostable @nuxt.com studio release 👀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCyy...
Nuxt Studio can be selfhosted NOW!
YouTube video by Alexander Lichter
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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nuxt.com
🎁 we've just released Nuxt 4.2!

🎨 better error pages in dev
🔮 opt-in Vite Environment API
🎯 abort controller for data fetching composables
⚡️ asyncData handler extraction
🔧 experimental TypeScript plugin support

happy upgrading ❤️

👉 read more at nuxt.com/blog/v4-2
Nuxt 4.2 · Nuxt Blog
Nuxt 4.2 is out - with experimental TypeScript plugin support, better error handling in development, abort control for data fetching, and more!
nuxt.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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nuxt.com
📸 we've just released Nuxt Image v2! ✨

💪 full TS support with typed providers + modifiers
⚡ IPX v3
⚗️ server-side image utilities
🎨 template ref access
🌐 new Shopify & GitHub providers

happy optimizing ❤️

👉 read more at nuxt.com/blog/nuxt-i...
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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nuxt.com
Nuxt Studio Alpha is Out ✨

- Self-hosted: Runs alongside your Nuxt app
- No external dependencies
- Free and open-source

Add your GitHub OAuth and start editing today.

content.nuxt.com/blog/studio...
Nuxt Studio Alpha Release
Introducing the first alpha release of Nuxt Studio as a free, open-source Nuxt module. Edit your content in production with GitHub integration and real-time preview.
content.nuxt.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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vite.dev
Vite 7.2 is out! ⚡️

🗃️ `build.license` option
🔌 proxy + HTTP2 support
💜 and more features and fixes

Don't forget to check the complete changelog at github.com/vitejs/vite/...
github.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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benmccann.com
SvelteKit 3 / Vite 8 will be built on rolldown. You can use it now if you're adventurous!

If you're not using the new remote functions, it largely works without issue and is much faster.

We'd love help in discovering any bugs that haven't been unearthed yet! Post them at github.com/vitejs/rolld...
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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ecmascript.news
What’s new in ViteLand: October 2025 recap
@thealexlichter.com @voidzero.dev
voidzero.dev/posts/whats-...

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What’s New in ViteLand: October 2025 Recap
Our October 2025 recap includes VoidZero's $12.5M Series A, Vite+, Vite 7.2 Beta, Vitest 4, Rolldown and Oxc updates, upcoming events, and community highlights.
voidzero.dev
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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voidzero.dev
What's new in ViteLand?
Our October 2025 recap is out

✨ Vite+
📣 Series A announcement
👉 @vite.dev 7.2 beta
💻 @vitest.dev 4 with stable Browser Mode
⚓️ Oxlint JS Plugins & Oxfmt pre-alpha
🎙 Updates from the Community
👀 and more

voidzero.dev/posts/whats-...
What’s New in ViteLand: October 2025 Recap
Our October 2025 recap includes VoidZero's $12.5M Series A, Vite+, Vite 7.2 Beta, Vitest 4, Rolldown and Oxc updates, upcoming events, and community highlights.
voidzero.dev
November 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
thealexlichter.com
Are we getting PHP in JS? And how is this related to @vite.dev and SSR?

I've taken a look at Rendu, the hypertext preprocessor also used by the upcoming @nitro.build v3

youtu.be/Qk2oNBRw2Y8
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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boshen.github.io
Rolldown is getting more stable! We’d really appreciate it if you can break it with your existing Vite configuration.

Make this one-line change or read the guide: vite.dev/guide/rolld...
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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joshuakgoldberg.com
I am looking for a full-time job.

Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.

If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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voidzero.dev
We raised a $12.5M Series A round, led by Accel.

In this next stage, VoidZero is accelerating development on both our open-source projects and Vite+, the unified JavaScript toolchain.

This is only the beginning!

→ voidzero.dev/posts/announ...
VoidZero Raises $12.5M Series A
VoidZero raised $12.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate product development.
voidzero.dev
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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voidzero.dev
In the latest version of @rolldown.rs, JSON imports are tree-shaken!

No more superfluous JSON values in your bundle, only these that you actually access. Without any change of code or config ✨

Interested in the code? Then check out the PR! github.com/rolldown/rol...
First column - title "input". A config.json file with content: { "apiUrl": "https://api.example.com/", "timeout": 5000, "retries": 3, "debug": false } Then an index.js file with the content: import config from './config.json'; console.log(config.apiUrl); Under it the text "Import JSON as usual". Second column - "before". An index.js file that is bundled, with content: //#region config.json var apiUrl = "https://api.example.com/"; var timeout = 5e3; var retries = 3; var debug = false; var config_default = { apiUrl, timeout, retries, debug }; //#endregion //#region index.js console.log(config_default.apiUrl); //#endregion Under it the text "The whole JSON is bundled". Third column - title "after". An index.js file (output) that is bundled, with the following content: //#region config.json var apiUrl = "https://api.example.com/"; //#endregion //#region index.js console.log(apiUrl); //#endregion Under it the text "Only necessary JSON values are included".
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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boshen.github.io
Thank you Svelte team for adding ts-estree codegen support to esrap.

Now you can parse and print code in node.js via oxc-parser and esrap.

github.com/sveltejs/es...
Release v2.1.1 · sveltejs/esrap
Patch Changes 9a7693e: fix: support more typescript nodes
github.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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voidzero.dev
🚀 Rolldown is now using Oxlint’s type-aware linting

github.com/rolldown/rol...
chore(lint): `oxlint --type-aware` by Boshen · Pull Request #5660 · rolldown/rolldown
To enable type aware linting: pnpm add -w -D oxlint-tsgolint add --type-aware to cli enable the rules "typescript/no-floating-promises": "error", "typescript/no-m...
github.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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voidzero.dev
ViteConf 2025 was a blast!

If you didn't catch up on all the highlights yet, then our recap post is what you need.

◆ Vite+ 👀
◆ How Oxlint supports JS plugins
◆ A @vite.dev DevTools sneak peek
◆ State of @vitest.dev
◆ Using @rolldown.rs & Oxlint at scale
◆ ...and more

voidzero.dev/posts/whats-...
ViteConf 2025 Recap
ViteConf 2025 was a landmark event for the Vite ecosystem, featuring major announcements like Vite+, Oxlint JavaScript Plugins, Vite DevTools, Nitro v3, and more. Read all about the highlights in our…
voidzero.dev
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
thealexlichter.com
Time for a first look into the @nitro.build v3 alpha, which is just a @vite.dev plugin 👀

youtu.be/sWGWHyVlIlU
Nitro v3 ALPHA: The first look
YouTube video by Alexander Lichter
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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voidzero.dev
✅Announcing Vitest 4.0 ✅

Our latest Vitest update brings Browser Mode to stable, allowing you to test your UI in real browsers like Chrome.

Also new:

- Visual Regression Testing to catch unintended UI changes
- Playwright Trace support for easier debugging

voidzero.dev/posts/announ...
Announcing Vitest 4.0
Vitest 4.0 is released with Browser Mode being marked stable, Visual Regression testing support, and Playwright Trace support. The Vitest team will focus on performance improvement in the upcoming…
voidzero.dev
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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vitest.dev
Vitest 4 is out!

- Browser Mode is Stable
- Visual Regression Testing
- Improved Debugging
- Pool Stabilization
- New APIs
- Bug Fixes

Stay updated with our blog post:

vitest.dev/blog/vitest-4
Announcing Vitest 4.0
Vitest 4.0 Release Announcement
vitest.dev
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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sxzz.dev
😱 tsdown just crossed 1M monthly downloads! 🚀
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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voidzero.dev
VoidZero's @erus.dev talks about the upcoming @vitest.dev features including the new report API and multi-browser configuration as well as what to expect in Vitest 4

🧪 Full video in comments
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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voidzero.dev
⚓ Oxlint now supports plugins written in JavaScript ⚓

Developers can customize and extend Oxlint using JavaScript, but at a speed approaching Rust, due to 'raw transfer' between Rust and JS, and other breakthroughs

Many ESLint plugins can run without any modification.

Read the full post👇
October 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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patak.dev
I'm taking some time, and I'll explore new paths later on, so I've left my position at Bolt. I'm very grateful they empowered me to work on Vite over the past years. Thanks a ton to everyone in the Vite ecosystem for the wonderful journey. Cheers to Vite's bright future and even more collaboration!
Update
Onto the next stage
patak.dev
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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danielroe.dev
the space between

⚪ project X is open source
⚪ project Y is source available but companies need to pay for it

is much greater than it seems

because (I think) there is some instinct in us that places #1 in a 'gift' category and #2 in a 'product' category

and those FEEL very different
October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM