[brundolf]

It's too imprecise:

- People might interpret that as "drop-in replacement for webpack", which is definitely not true

- Even as just "a replacement for webpack"; Webpack and Vite have a lot of overlap, and it makes sense to compare them, but I think there are too many asterisks and nuances to say they're equivalent, in official materials, unqualified

[athammer]

Rather imprecise then have people confused of what it does - especially when the confusion could be fixed by a sentence.

Just have a hyper link that directions to a comparison page explaining the nuance. Even without the hyperlink I wouldn’t assume people would think it’s a 1:1 clone drop in replacement. People don’t just drop in a new tool without research and comparing it against their new tool.

[rco8786]

An 80% true statement that sets the tone followed by a deeper explanation is fine. What is currently there tells us 0% about what Vite does.