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   I use :vim: (asteroidrainfall@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 15:53:52 JST I use :vim:

   Should #NPM libraries handle #bundling themselves?

   I'm working in a library for internal use. It will be acting as a utility wrapper for a larger #nodejs library and will be used in two main use cases #CreateReactApp and custom #Webpack projects. This is my first time building a utility library from scratch and was thinking of using Webpack to handle the bundling, tree shaking, and minification, and using #babel for transpiling.

   Is this necessary or should this even be done?

   #javascript #dev

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     ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey: (thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 15:53:51 JST ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

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     @asteroidrainfall@fosstodon.org no, it should all be handled by vite or swc.

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     ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey: (thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 16:03:31 JST ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

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     @asteroidrainfall@fosstodon.org wdym a 'buisness requirement'? Vite is the new standard.

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     I use :vim: (asteroidrainfall@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 16:03:32 JST I use :vim:

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     • ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

     @thatonecalculator #Webpack is a business requirement at this point.

     But maybe a more direct question is, does the library need its own webpack config and should it be built before it's added as a dependency?

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     ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey: (thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2023 16:19:11 JST ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

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     @asteroidrainfall@fosstodon.org Vite is already used in enterprise tho (at least in my work), alongside TS. I see no reason to keep using webpack, as Vite is significantly faster and much easier to configure.

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     • ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

     @thatonecalculator Just because something is hot and popular doesn't mean you should just jump too it. In industry, there's a lot of that. It's often not worth the time and money to use a new tool without first invalidating what you already have. Hence, why people are still using React over Svelte, JavaScript over TS, DC.js over ECharts.