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Zack Jackson - ByteDance, rspack, and the Future of Web Development

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Apr 21, 2025
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INSIGHT

Smallest Bundle Wins

  • The key to winning the bundler war is creating a compiler that produces the smallest bundle size.
  • Smaller payloads deliver better user experiences and ultimately drive business success regardless of ecosystem loyalty.
ANECDOTE

Rust Webpack Hooked Zack Jackson

  • Zack shared how his quest to speed up Webpack using Rust led to joining ByteDance after discovering their real Rust port of Webpack.
  • He was hooked by their approach which used the real Webpack ecosystem without forks, enabling faster, less constrained development.
INSIGHT

Webpack vs Vite: Different Strengths

  • Webpack and Vite serve different developer needs; Vite offers a fast, easier setup but Webpack excels in complex, large-scale builds.
  • ByteDance's rspack started by porting Webpack to Rust, blending Webpack's maturity with Rust's performance advantages.
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