> As of today, Turbopack can be used in Next.js v13. In the future we will be releasing a standalone CLI, plugin API, and support for other frameworks such as Svelte and Vue.
It is not ready for general usage for the moment, and it is still in alpha stage that isn't production ready and missing some crucial function such as PostCSS support. Nonetheless it is still exciting to see all the new innovation and healthy competition around JS bundler ecosystem.
Correct, still very early. While the happy path right now is through Next.js, there's a hacky workaround for general use outside Next.js. As we move forward in stability, we'll be publishing more guidance for using it as a general bundler with any framework. Next.js is helping dogfood Turbopack prior to that, while in alpha.
So then calling it a release is misleading. I don't mind it being called a component or module of Next.js in the meantime, but release makes it seem like it is standalone.
But I think VDOM is pretty much the core idea of react so it just wouldn't make sense for them to get rid of it. And also with React 18 coming with features like automatic batched updates and suspense, I would imagine it would be pretty hard to do without VDOM maybe?
It is not ready for general usage for the moment, and it is still in alpha stage that isn't production ready and missing some crucial function such as PostCSS support. Nonetheless it is still exciting to see all the new innovation and healthy competition around JS bundler ecosystem.