Webpack Guide for Programmers

Webpack Guide for Programmers

A module bundler is called Webpack. Bundling can be handled by Webpack in addition to a different task runner. However, due to community-developed webpack plugins, the distinction between a bundler and a task runner has blurred. Although you can postpone these chores outside of webpack, these plugins are occasionally used to carry out actions that are typically done outside of webpack, such as cleaning the build directory or deploying the build.

Webpack became more well-known because to React and Hot Module Replacement (HMR), which made it useful in other settings like Ruby on Rails. Webpack is not just for the web, despite its name. As mentioned in the chapter on build targets, it can also be packaged with other targets.