A boring 2026 frontend toolchain that still feels fast

Chasing shiny build tools is fun until you have to maintain them. This stack keeps complexity low while covering quality gates.

• Vite for instant feedback and sensible defaults.
• Biome replaces ESLint + Prettier with one fast binary.
• Vitest for unit tests that mirror Vite’s module graph.
• Playwright for cross-browser checks before you merge.
• Storybook only for components that matter to stakeholders; skip it for internal-only UIs.

{
  "scripts": {
    "lint": "biome check .",
    "test": "vitest run",
    "e2e": "playwright test"
  }
}

Automate these in CI with a matrix for Node 20/22 and you will catch most breakage before it hits staging.