Webpack

Module bundler that builds dependency graphs for all assets.

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Webpack is a static module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. It builds a dependency graph that includes ALL website assets: JavaScript, CSS, images, and fonts. Key features include Loaders, Plugins, Code Splitting, Tree Shaking, and Hot Module Replacement.

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Imagine you're making a scrapbook with photos from different places. Webpack is like a helper that finds all your photos, resizes them, and glues them into one neat scrapbook. It does the same for website code - collecting all the pieces and bundling them together.

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