Storybook & Vite: It Keeps Getting Better
summary
Storybook 8 pre-release claims measurable speed wins: 40% V-based Storybooks adoption and benchmarks showing 8% faster on a minimal React example and 55% faster on Meal Drop, plus ~42% gains for Vue/Svelte and up to 60% faster when using Storybook Light without MDX docs. Adds first-class SvelteKit and Solid integrations, a Vitest path via a new portable stories workflow and storybook-test compatibility, and a cloud visual tests add-on that runs pixel-diff screenshots across Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to Storybook & Vite
- 1:05What is Storybook
- 3:36Storybook and Vite evolution
- 4:59Performance gains in Storybook 8
- 6:46Introducing Storybook Lights
- 8:10Vite framework integrations
- 10:39Testing stories with Vite
- 13:54Visual tests add-on preview
- 16:02Recap and next steps
