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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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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 4h

Not at all 😛
Just being a bit cheeky here 👀

Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 10h

Seen @viteconf.org (community night!)

Alvaro Sabu @alvarosaburido.dev · 14h

Is that @thealexlichter.com rocking the Vite Panel Discussion at Funda with a @tresjs.org shirt?

How can I not love this guy? 😊 supporting small dev communities.

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ViteConf @viteconf.org · 16h

And here we go! @rebaar.com is kicking off the official @vite.dev Community Night at Funda 🎉

Reza talking to the crowd at the Vite Community Night!

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 19h

Finally, we got PHP in JavaScript! 👀

Pooya Parsa @pi0.io · 22h

Coolest part: LLMs understood the syntax instantly! No explanation needed; most completions were single-shot correct.

Turns out, using familiar patterns (PHP-like + Web API) really pays off.

Pooya Parsa @pi0.io · 23h

Introducing Rendu: JavaScript Hypertext Preprocessor

Not just a template engine — Rendu bridges SPA and SSR using modern Web APIs with multi-streaming and async support.

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 19h

In terms of riskiness: Yes, but that's the pain "we" (as maintainers) have to suffer through, not the end user.

Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 20h

You sir have too many projects 😛

(JK, sincere mistake!)

Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 20h

He already had Biome in the codebase and ripped it out before 🙈

So, maybe it is time for Oxlint now 👀

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · Aug 13

Did you give Oxlint a try by any chance? Especially with the (experimental) type-aware linting being available now, that could be interesting 🤔

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 23h

I know someone will have 😏

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VoidZero @voidzero.dev · 1d

Framer needed better chunking to speed up their customers' large websites. They partnered with us to integrate @rolldown.rs and fine-tune its `advancedChunks` feature

The Result: @framer.com reduced the LCP by a massive 41% for bigger websites!

Read the full case study
voidzero.dev/posts/case-s...

How Framer reduced LCP using Rolldown

Framer switched from esbuild to Rolldown to decrease chunks by 67% and improve largest contentful paint

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PragVue @pragvue.com · 2d

Photos from PragVue 2025 😍 Took us some time, but we can finally present you the great photos taken by @matejcerny.dev

Visit pragvue.com/2025#gallery to see how the conference was.

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VoidZero @voidzero.dev · 2d

The world depends on Open Source software

After joining the @opensourcepledge.com last year, we are increasing our annual commitment to $48,360 for 2025.

Take a look at our full 2025 report on which vital projects we're sponsoring and how the money is distributed.

voidzero.dev/posts/oss-pl...

VoidZero's 2025 Open Source Pledge Report

VoidZero is continuing our commitment to the Open Source Pledge and donating $48,360 or $3,454 per VoidZero developer to external open source projects

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 2d

1. They do for some experimental chunking improvements -> github.com/angular/angu...
2. LMK how it goes!
3. If you could raise an issue in the @rolldown.rs repo that'd be helpful 🙏

refactor(@angular/build): use rolldown for experimental chunk optimization by clydin · Pull Request #30765 · angular/angular-cli

Replaces rollup with rolldown for the experimental chunk optimization feature. This change is expected to improve performance of this feature.

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

On that note, this part from the @angular.dev source code could be interesting!

github.com/angular/angu...

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

Yeah, a simple "ESM-only" major bump is what I've seen often and what should be less tricky (compared to migrating with more breaking changes).

Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

Fair. On the other hand, you are not responsible for how users use your lib.

Major version + moving to ESM only seems like a fair point if it reduces burden on your end (and eventually also moves users towards ESM-only setups!)

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

Have you had the chance to try out @vitest.dev?

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

Appreciate the heads-up but this was more meant as: I don't know why this even is a question nowadays 😛
ESM ftw.

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VoidZero @voidzero.dev · 7d

What's new in ViteLand?
Our September 2025 recap is out

🤯 Up to 45% faster & smaller @rolldown.rs
💻 @vitest.dev Browser Mode updates
⚓️ Performance tweaks, rules & fixes for Oxlint
🎉 Oxlint Custom JavaScript Plugins prototype
✨ Updates from the Community
👀 and more

voidzero.dev/posts/whats-...

What’s New in ViteLand: September 2025 Recap

September 2025 brought significant updates in Vite's ecosystem, such as huge performance gains for Rolldown, an update on Oxlint Custom JS Plugins and more. Read all about it in our monthly recap!

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

Yes, it can run via wasm! Our REPL runs based on @rolldown/browser.

Check out the source code

GitHub - rolldown/repl: Rolldown REPL

Rolldown REPL. Contribute to rolldown/repl development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Alexander Lichter @thealexlichter.com · 3d

I don’t understand the question 👀

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Lucie @lihbr.com · 5d

Excited to be releasing my new @nuxt.com course today 🚀

We cover many new Nuxt 4 features, add 3D with @tresjs.org, animations, checkout, and more!

Hope you enjoy it, happy learning!

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