Long cold start time of development server

• Description: The development server for the IEEE RVCE website made using React and bundled using Webpack takes a long time to start when running the npm start command, especially on the first run of the day. This slows down the development process and makes it difficult to iterate quickly.

Steps to reproduce:

Run the command npm start to start the development server, Observe the time taken for the server to start up.

• Expected behavior: The development server should start up quickly, allowing us to iterate quickly and efficiently.
• Actual behavior: The development server takes a long time to start up, which slows down the development process.
• Possible solution: Migrate the project from Webpack to VITE.

FYI @chrisvrose @MayurSChittaragi

Comece executando npm start e medindo o tempo de inicialização do servidor de desenvolvimento, especialmente na primeira execução. Inspecione a configuração atual de desenvolvimento com React e Webpack e, em seguida, avalie se migrar para Vite resolve a demora. Considera-se concluído quando o servidor de desenvolvimento iniciar substancialmente mais rápido, preservando o fluxo de trabalho de desenvolvimento existente.