<h2>Overview:</h2>
<p>The Introduction to Gulp.js series is a comprehensive tutorial series published on stefanimhoff.de that covers various aspects of Gulp.js, a popular JavaScript task automation tool. The tutorial series provides step-by-step instructions for setting up Gulp.js, configuring tasks, and utilizing different features such as building assets, optimizing CSS and JavaScript, and deploying websites. The tutorial also offers options for using different CSS preprocessors such as Sass or Compass, as well as PostCSS.</p>
<h2>Features:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Intro and Setup: Explains the basics of Gulp.js and provides instructions for setting up the development environment.</li>
<li>Server with BrowserSync and Configuration: Teaches how to set up a development server using BrowserSync and configure it for live reloading.</li>
<li>Build, Clean, and Jekyll: Covers how to build assets, clean the project, and integrate Jekyll, a static site generator.</li>
<li>Creating CSS with Sass (and Compass): Demonstrates how to utilize Sass and Compass for writing CSS code.</li>
<li>Bundling JavaScript with Browserify: Explains how to bundle JavaScript files using Browserify, a module bundler.</li>
<li>Images and Vector Fonts: Provides guidance on handling images and vector fonts in Gulp.js.</li>
<li>Base64 Encoded Images: Explains how to convert images into Base64 encoding for better performance.</li>
<li>Watch for Changes: Demonstrates setting up a watch task to monitor file changes and trigger automatic builds.</li>
<li>Checking the Syntax of SCSS and JavaScript: Shows how to check the syntax of SCSS and JavaScript files using gulp-sass-lint and gulp-jshint.</li>
<li>Generating CSS Image Sprites: Teaches how to generate CSS image sprites using gulp.spritesmith.</li>
<li>Production Build, Server, and Jekyll: Covers building a production-ready version of the website and deploying it on a server.</li>
<li>Optimize CSS, JavaScript, Images, and HTML: Provides instructions for optimizing CSS, JavaScript, images, and HTML files for better performance.</li>
<li>Revisioning: Explains how to generate revisioned filenames for cache busting.</li>
<li>Deploying the Website with Rsync: Demonstrates how to deploy the website to a server using Rsync.</li>
<li>Performance Improvements with WebP and Gzip: Covers optimizing performance by using WebP image format and Gzip compression.</li>
</ul>


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