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Cult.Repo is an independently-owned YouTube channel on a mission to document the complete history of every major open source language ever created.

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our Python doc is officially out in the wild! 🐍

Thanks to everyone who joined the premiere 🙌 such a good vibe.

Here’s the link so you can watch it on repeat youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0

Python: The Documentary | An origin story

YouTube video by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot)

youtu.be

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 11h

And to the companies that made it happen:
@voidzero.dev @sentry.io Shopify @bolt.new @supabase.com

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 11h

HUGE thanks to everyone who gave their time:
@evanyou.me @patak.dev @antfu.me @rich-harris.dev @ryansolid.bsky.social @pedrocattori.com @markdalgleish.com @misko.dev @cra.mr @bluwy.me @dominikg.dev Vladimir Sheremet Eric Simons Theo Brown Fred K. Schott

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 11h

"Let's hear it for the UN of Javascript!

Vite: The Documentary is finally here.

If you missed the premiere, it's OK!!! Here's the link so you can watch it again, and again and again.

youtu.be/bmWQqAKLgT4 "

Vite: The Documentary

YouTube video by CultRepo

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Changelog for helping us celebrate the release of the Vite documentary! 🙏

It's only a few short hours away now, but this pod with Evan You will get you jazzed for it 🕺🕺

Changelog @changelog.com · 1d

🎉 New Changelog interview! changelog.fm/661

Changelog Interviews #661

Our friends at Cult.Repo launch their epic Vite documentary on October 9th, 2025! To celebrate, Jerod sat down with Evan You to discuss Vite's adoption story, why he raised money to start VoidZero, how developer documentaries get made, open source sustainability, and more.

changelog.fm

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 2d

"I'm super happy for them and I think they should take over the world."

Hear the full story of how @vitejs did just that.

Vite: The Documentary premieres tomorrow ⚡️
7pm CET | 12pm CST on our YT channel!

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 3d

2 days to go!! ⚡🎉

@vite.dev #vitedocumentary

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 3d

3 DAYS TO GO!! ⚡️

Subscribe to our YT so you don't miss our Vite documentary!

www.youtube.com/@cultrepo

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 4d

4 days!!! ⚡️🎥

Vite: The Documentary premieres October 9!!

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 6d

5 DAYS TO GO!!! ⚡
#vitedocumentary @vite.dev

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 7d

6 days until the Vite Documentary!!

Ready to hear the part of the @vite.dev story @evanyou.me has never spoken about publicly?

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 8d

Vite: The Documentary is just ONE WEEK AWAY!!

While you wait, have a read of this article from our friends at The New Stack, where @evanyou.me chats a little about Vite's evolution and where it's headed.

thenewstack.io/how-vite-bec...

How Vite Became the Backbone of Modern Frontend Frameworks

We talk to Evan You about Vite's journey from a prototype inspired by ES Modules to the industry-standard build tool. Also: Vite+ and AI.

thenewstack.io

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 10d

"You click the buy button… nothing happens. You click again… Five clicks later, you have 15 shoes in your inbox." 👟

Hear the story of how @misko.dev at @qwik.dev
used Vite to help fix that problem⚡️

youtu.be/1MUeyGVP1ZA

Making the web fast again: the Qwik + Vite story with Angular creator Miško Hevery

YouTube video by CultRepo

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 13d

"There's only enough room for one of us."

Snowpack vs. Vite: two projects fighting to kill Webpack.
But only one would win🥊

The story premieres October 9.

5:25pm CET | 11:25am EST

www.youtube.com/watch?v=46fe...

Vite: The Documentary | [OFFICIAL TRAILER] | Coming October 9 🚨

YouTube video by CultRepo

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 15d

Loved this podcast about Vite’s journey and decision-making processes, and our upcoming Vite documentary even gets a shoutout at the end! 🤗

Syntax @syntax.fm · 17d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=quEc...

Creator of Vite: Evan You

YouTube video by Syntax

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 18d

In making the Vite Documentary, we spoke to many founders and creators of some of your favourite tools and libraries; one of them being @rich-harris.dev at @svelte.dev.

With a need for leaner and more modular code, Rich created Rollup. Here's his story ⤵️

youtu.be/azk-GuGiy3E?...

The Story of Rollup with Rich Harris

YouTube video by CultRepo

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 20d

The countdown is officially ON!!!

The Vite Documentary is just a few short weeks away ⚡️

Mark your calendars: Coming October 9th 🎉

www.youtube.com/watch?v=46fe...

Vite Documentary | [OFFICIAL TRAILER] | Coming October 9 🚨

YouTube video by CultRepo

www.youtube.com

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Sep 3

Huge thank you to Open Teams for supporting the Python Documentary and helping us preserve open source history.

We love how you bring organisations and open source builders together. Couldn’t have done this without you! 🤗🧡

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Sep 2

Now that the dust has settled, we want to thank the people who made this possible.

First to @pycharm.dev for helping us bring the Python Documentary to life! 🙏

And thank you for keeping the developer experience (and history!) at the forefront.

We couldn’t have done it without you! 🩵💚💛

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you've watched the Python documentary but you're still hungry for more, check out this podcast Travis Oliphant (NumPy & SciPy creator) recorded with our friends at @changelog.com 🫶

Changelog @changelog.com · Aug 27

🎉 New Changelog interview! changelog.fm/656

Changelog Interviews #656

Our friends at Cult.Repo launch their epic Python documentary on August 28th, 2025! To celebrate, we sat down with Travis Oliphant –creator of NumPy, SciPy, and more– to get his perspective on how Python took over the software world. Stick around for the twist ending! We set aside Python and dissect Travis' big idea t...

changelog.fm

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 29

And made possible by our amazing sponsors: @anacondainc.bsky.social @pycharm.dev @quansight.com @dropbox.com OpenTeams, Meta Open Source

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Travis Oliphant, Robert Kahn, Sjoerd Mullender, Drew Houston, Guido van Rossum, Benjamin Peterson, Jessica McKellar, Ken Manheimer, Lambert Meertens, Lisa Guo, Lisa Roach, Robin Friedrich

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Featuring: @mitsuhiko.at @pumpichank.bsky.social bsky.social @snarky.ca @mariatta.ca @pauleveritt.org @wang.social @stevenpemberton.bsky.social @timoreilly.bsky.social @tonroosendaal.bsky.social

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our Python doc is officially out in the wild! 🐍

Thanks to everyone who joined the premiere 🙌 such a good vibe.

Here’s the link so you can watch it on repeat youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0

Python: The Documentary | An origin story

YouTube video by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot)

youtu.be

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 28

We wish!

Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · Aug 28

Love this cover, Denny!! So exciting!!

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