Rsbuild vs TypeScript Playground

Rsbuild is a web-based build tool for web applications, powered by Rspack. It can create projects with no required configuration or through a configurable build API. Rspack handles bundling by default, while SWC transforms and minifies JavaScript and TypeScript. Framework plugins cover React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, and Preact. Development mode enables hot module replacement by default, and production builds enable JavaScript and CSS minification. Optional styling integrations include Tailwind CSS, UnoCSS, Sass, Less, and Stylus. Rsbuild works with most webpack plugins and all Rspack plugins, and provides first-class Module Federation support for micro-frontend applications. It also lists code splitting, tree shaking, source maps, TypeScript support, and a plugin API. The software is free and open source under the MIT license, runs on the web, and provides a StackBlitz example and Discord community. Rsbuild v2 requires Node.js 20.19+ or 22.12+; v1 requires Node.js 18.12.0 or higher.

TypeScript Playground is a free browser environment for writing, running, sharing, and safely experimenting with TypeScript and JavaScript. It accepts .ts, .tsx, .js, .jsx, and .d.ts files. Run converts code to JavaScript, executes it in the current browser session, and shows console output in Logs; the browser session can also support DOM API experiments. The editor centers on one text document and is described as a teaching tool that needs no setup. Users can select supported TypeScript builds, including beta, nightly, pull request, and older builds. The TS Config panel exposes a focused compiler-option set, while twoslash annotations can configure options beyond it. URLs can preserve code, compiler flags, and settings for sharing. Export can create Markdown, open TypeScript AST Viewer, or export a project to CodeSandbox or StackBlitz. Plugins are supported, including Presentation Mode, Clippy, TSQuery, Collaborate, and Transformer. The mobile layout uses a single pane and does not show transpiled JavaScript beside source.