SWC is a fast and efficient compiler and bundler written in Rust. SWC can be used for minification, bundling, compiling and more. It is similar to Babel but faster and more efficient. According to its website, SWC is 20x faster than babel.
SWC is used by tools such as <a target="_blank" href="https://irousta.hashnode.dev/turbopack-vercels-new-rust-based-successor-to-webpack">Turbopack,</a> Vercel's JavaScript/TypeScript bundler/build tool.
<h1 id="heading-usage">Usage</h1>
As a normal dev, you do not use it directly. But you can use it in your projects with Vite. For using SWC in a React project, run:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">npm create vite@latest
</code></pre>
Choose a name for your project, select React, and then select <code>JavaScript + SWC</code> or <code>TypeScript + SWC</code> for variant. Vite will scaffold your project with SWC. This feature is available on Vite 4.

SWC is a fast and efficient compiler and bundler written in Rust. SWC can be used for minification, bundling, compiling and more. It is similar to Babel but faster and more efficient. According to its website, SWC is 20x faster than babel.

SWC is used by tools such as [Turbopack,](https://irousta.hashnode.dev/turbopack-vercels-new-rust-based-successor-to-webpack) Vercel's JavaScript/TypeScript bundler/build tool.

# Usage

As a normal dev, you do not use it directly. But you can use it in your projects with **Vite**. For using SWC in a React project, run:

```bash
npm create vite@latest
```

Choose a name for your project, select React, and then select `JavaScript + SWC` or `TypeScript + SWC` for variant. Vite will scaffold your project with SWC. This feature is available on Vite 4.

SWC is fast JavaScript/TypeScript compiler and bundler.

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SWC: Rust-based JavaScript and TypeScript Compiler and Bundler

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