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Discussion on: I hate front-end build processes

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Maria Campbell

It takes a little while to become familiar with webpack and how it relates to es6+ and workflow task automators such as gulp or grunt (my fav is gulp), but it works like a charm once you get it down. Webpack NOW has really great documentation, and it's also a matter of learning through much practical application. Stick with it, it's worth it!

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Kasey Speakman • Edited

My apprehension is that today's thing is webpack. I learn it inside and out. Then tomorrow it will be something else and the investment is wasted. I guess I am stingy in my tooling investment because they come and go so frequently, especially on the front-end.

Edit: I guess the point I'm dancing around is that Webpack feels too fiddly to be the ultimate solution to front-end builds, so I'm reticent to invest too much into it.

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Maria Campbell

That (fortunately or unfortunately) is the nature of the beast. I personally like that things DO change and that we get to learn new things. Wouldn't it be very boring if we were using the same tools in the same way (just simplifying) every day? The only investment is time, but that kind of investment is usually good. Yes, you should pick and choose wisely. Just determine what your end goals in choosing are. Once you get one thing down, however, it becomes a bit easier to learn new things each time around. Hope this helps!