Let’s Make Development Fast Again!
summary
Argues that development should feel instant: target 50 milliseconds recompilation by transforming only the changed file, sending that module to the browser, and keeping concatenation out of the hot path. Demonstrates fast flows using es modules with Snowpack and Vite style servers, prebundling plus distributed caches in an online sandbox, and react fast refresh to preserve state. Shows live style and state edits that update code immediately, and reports those demos working interactively.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to bundlers
- 1:38The slow development cycle
- 4:15Instant feedback loop demo
- 5:58Interactive development demo
- 8:56Advantages of instant feedback
- 11:09How bundlers work
- 16:33Optimizing recompilation
- 19:03ES module-based bundling
- 23:19Sandpack and pre-bundling
- 27:57Future of fast development
- 31:44Q&A session
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