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Are we ready for javascript without a build step on the front end in 2023? (lemmy.fbmac.net)

submitted 1 year ago by fbmac@lemmy.fbmac.net to c/programming@programming.dev

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On the current typescript / anti-typescript internet drama I saw someone mention javascript without a build step.

Do you think we're already there?

Last time I attempted it:

there were too many libraries I couldn't import
JSX (using babel) had a warning saying you shouldn't do it in the browser for production
there was some advice against not using a bundler, because several requests for different .js files is slower and bigger than a bundled package

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[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Yes. You can have reasonable load times using JS with no bundler. There are some notes though:

JSX isn't JavaScript, you will need to process these files (note: You can write React fairly reasonably without JSX).
TypeScript won't work because it isn't JavaScript. I would only want to use raw JavaScript on the most basic of projects.
A bundler/compressor is still going to reduce load times. Especially if you like lots of small files.
Caching will be a nightmare if you aren't doing version-based naming.