> I wonder if there is a push towards a "boring but works" stack.

Yea, this.

eslint -> oxlint (but in rust, and fast)

prettier -> oxfmt (but in rust, and fast)

webpack -> vite (...I have thoughts; but vite is popular enough so w/e)

rolldown -> tsdown (ts support, but in rast and fast)

jest -> vitest (works with vite)

It's basically taking the last decade of established conventions and supporting ts, rewriting in rust for speed, and making it all interoperable.