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Explain me: webpack, gulp and react, redux

Please, let some nice and patient person explain me what tool do I need and why?

I use React and I will use Redux and also Rlectron and semantic-ui library which needs gulp.

So my question is: Do I need webpack? What is the main difference and how to deal with it?

Solution

  • You won't need gulp for what you described. webpack will serve you well. Also, react-semantic-ui has a react binding so you don't need extra build steps for that.

    Why webpack? It's a much safer choice at this moment for bundling and building a react app.

    • Most of the tutorials you find are based on webpack.
    • It has many plugins to deal with every scenario.
    • Can easily run your ESLint through webpack so you'll get nice errors and warnings at your build time.
    • Well integrated with React and its ecosystem.