Do We Need a Build System?
summary
A talk examines whether JavaScript bundling is still necessary, looking at modern framework-integrated build setups like Vite inside Next.js and Remix. It questions the need to manage or even remove bundlers, exploring what prevents ditching the build step and how deeply frameworks hide build configuration.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Modern build challenges
- 4:08CSS preprocessors vs native
- 10:43HTML templating without JS
- 17:25JS native imports limits
- 24:37Demo: build without bundler
- 38:44Need bundlers today?
- 43:13TypeScript compilation alternatives
- 46:24Native tech future
- 49:20Legacy browser support
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