Summary
In this chapter, you learned what a bundler is, why you need it, what bundlers exist, and how you can configure and use them. You are now able to take your web projects from their raw source code to build production-ready assets.
Equipped with detailed knowledge about bundlers, you can create very reliable code bases that are tailored toward efficiency. Not only will unnecessary code be removed upon bundling, but also all referenced files will be processed and taken into consideration. Therefore, you’ll never have to worry about missing a file.
The large variety of existing bundlers can be intimidating at first. While there are some obvious choices, such as the very popular Webpack bundler, other options may be even better due to less complexity or better performance, depending on the project you have at hand. If in doubt, you can refer to the Comparing available bundlers section of this chapter to ascertain which bundler might be the best fit for you.
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