939: Creator of Vite: Evan You

In this episode of Syntax, Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski interview Evan You, the creator of Vue and Vite. They discuss Evan's background, his design philosophy, and the evolution from UI code to toolchain development. The conversation covers the simplicity and polish of the Vue ecosystem, the development of Rolldown as a faster alternative to Rollup, and the reasons for choosing Rust over Go. Evan shares insights into optimizing build performance, the trade-offs between developer experience and user experience, and his thoughts on React server components. He also teases VitePlus, a managed solution with enterprise-oriented features, and the upcoming Vite documentary premiere at ViteConf.