For a beginner, I wouldn't recommend vite just yet. There are still rough edges (like browser load time being unbearably slow): https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/3208

If you're starting out, I'd suggest spending more of your time in a higher level of the stack (like writing application code, learning React/etc), rather than spending time deeper down in the plumbing, especially if you're using cutting-edge pieces in the build pipeline.

Even as an exercise to understand how it works?