Vue _does_ have some sort of build step, because components use special macros that aren't imported, and the compiler (vite) even complains when you actually import them saying it's not necessary. The build also rewrites your code to some other format that I assume is more optimized because it can do some sort of static analysis.
Are these the main reasons for Vue to use a compiler if it's not necessary? Injecting dependencies and rewriting some code to allow better performance while retaining the nice syntax?
Vue _does_ have some sort of build step, because components use special macros that aren't imported, and the compiler (vite) even complains when you actually import them saying it's not necessary. The build also rewrites your code to some other format that I assume is more optimized because it can do some sort of static analysis.
Are these the main reasons for Vue to use a compiler if it's not necessary? Injecting dependencies and rewriting some code to allow better performance while retaining the nice syntax?