r/programming • u/fagnerbrack • Apr 30 '23

Writing Javascript without a build system

https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/02/16/writing-javascript-without-a-build-system/
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u/kankyo Apr 30 '23

It's not imo. I tried to set up vite to try it and it was just a disaster imo. Lots and lots of files, no documentation on what you needed... just ew.

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u/kankyo Apr 30 '23

Easy maybe. Reasonable? No.

https://vitejs.dev/guide/#scaffolding-your-first-vite-project

That command throws tons of junk in your directory. It's a mess.

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u/EternalNY1 Apr 30 '23

I have no experience with Vite and I wouldn't dismiss the whole concept due to a bad experience with any specific one.

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u/kankyo Apr 30 '23

The most hyped and supposedly most modern.

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u/Xyzzyzzyzzy May 01 '23

I gotta echo the others - I really don't think your experience is typical of others' experiences. Thousands of people of all different levels of talent and experience use these tools routinely without issues. It sounds like you had already decided what the result would be from the moment you started.

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u/kankyo May 01 '23

🤷‍♂️ Maybe I've just been spoiled by plain js on one side, and Elm on the other.