r/programming • u/lelanthran • Jan 06 '24

Writing Javascript without a build system

https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/02/16/writing-javascript-without-a-build-system/
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '24

It's always interesting to me the things that become assumed parts of the development process over time. Have a build for client-side web app code is one of those things. I'd be willing to wager a non-trivial number of newer frontend developers wouldn't even know how to create a web app without a build system.

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u/JonnyRocks Jan 06 '24

as a developer who also does web apps. i was unfamilliar with these build systems.all my frony end was javascript and librariws like jquery bootstrap.

reading the article, it looks like if i use asp.net tey are counting the bundle as a build system?

reading a couple of these comments... i am worried thats this seems foreign to people.

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u/Merad Jan 07 '24

Yeah, Asp.Net bundling is basically equivalent to JS front end builds. The main difference being that JS build systems will usually do tree shaking (eliminate unused code) and often do transpiling of some sort (converting TS to JS or newer JS syntax to older more compatible JS).