Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Inside Turbopack: Building Faster by Building Less

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Anthony Shew

@anthonysheww

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Benjamin Woodruff

@_bgwoodruff

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Tobias Koppers

@wSokra

Edit. Save. Refresh. Wait... Wait... Wait...

If you have worked on a large Turbopack or React Fast Refresh application, you know the drill. Edit. Save. Refresh. Wait... Wait... Wait... This document describes an incremental approach to compilation, aiming for faster iteration and better performance — even for some of the largest web applications in the world.

Features

  • Markdown and MDX syntax
  • Blue links for emphasis
  • Code blocks and lists

Summary

We believe that true power comes from the intelligent connection between tools, not from individual tools alone.

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