Minimal React Webpack Babel Setup

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Minimal React Webpack Babel Setup

The minimal React, Webpack, Babel Setup. You want to get beyond create-react-app?

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Overview

The "minimal-react-webpack-babel-setup" is a React development setup that includes React 16, Webpack 5, and Babel 7. It provides a starting point for building React applications with hot module replacement and various add-ons like ESLint, CSS Modules, SVG Icons, Fonts Support, and Images Support. The setup also includes Docker integration for containerized development environments.

Features

  • React 16: Utilizes the latest version of the React library for building user interfaces.
  • Webpack 5: Implements Webpack as the module bundler for compiling and packaging the code.
  • Babel 7: Employs Babel as the JavaScript compiler to transform modern JavaScript code to be compatible with older browsers.
  • Hot Module Replacement: Allows for the reloading of components without having to refresh the entire page during development.
  • DIY Add-Ons: Provides additional features like ESLint for code linting, CSS Modules for localizing CSS styles, SVG Icons for incorporating scalable vector icons, Fonts Support for handling various font formats, and Images Support for managing and optimizing images.
  • Docker: Supports Docker integration for creating containerized development environments.
react
React

React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components

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Webpack

Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.