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Extremely fast bundler and minifier, written in Go.

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JavaScript and TypeScript bundler and minifier written in Go, tens of times faster than traditional alternatives.

When to use

For very fast builds of libraries, scripts and as a base for other tools.

When to avoid

If you need complex transformations and plugins it doesn't offer.

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