Using Rspack with Angular

The text discusses the evolution of build tools for Angular applications, highlighting the transition from Webpack to Rspack as a more efficient alternative. Webpack, while initially effective, became problematic due to its slower build speeds, prompting the Angular team to explore Esbuild for performance improvement. However, Esbuild posed migration challenges for existing Webpack-based applications. Rspack, a high-performance JavaScript bundler written in Rust, offers strong compatibility with the Webpack ecosystem and provides faster build speeds, though with some limitations in plugin compatibility. The introduction of Angular Rspack, supported by the Nx team, marks an effort to improve build performance while maintaining compatibility with existing configurations. This new toolset is available as an experimental feature and aims to simplify migration through a generator tool, offering significant speed improvements over Webpack and closely rivaling Esbuild in performance. Despite some current limitations and missing features, Angular Rspack represents a promising solution for teams looking to enhance productivity and build efficiency in Angular applications.