On the current typescript / anti-typescript internet drama I saw someone mention javascript without a build step.
Do you think we’re already there?
Last time I attempted it:
- there were too many libraries I couldn’t import
- JSX (using babel) had a warning saying you shouldn’t do it in the browser for production
- there was some advice against not using a bundler, because several requests for different .js files is slower and bigger than a bundled package
4 points
- Svelte/Vue/React components need to be compiled
- JavaScript should be minified if the project has a significant size
- File names should have a content hash, so they can be cashed in the browser
- Even with HTTP/2, there’s still a case to be made for bundling hundreds or thousands of JS modules into a single file for better performance
- Bundlers give you a dev server with live reload and hot module replacement for great developer experience
- Setting up Vite is really easy and requires minimal configuration (compared to Webpack, for example)
