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Babel 6 And The Cost Of Writing Future JavaScript Today
A practical reflection on Babel 6, ES2015 and the point where writing modern JavaScript meant accepting a clearer build process.
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Node.js 4 And Rebuilding Trust Around Server-Side JavaScript
A practical article about Node.js 4, the io.js reunification and why stability mattered as much as features for server-side JavaScript in 2015.
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Gulp And Keeping Front-End Build Steps Readable
A practical look at why Gulp-style build tasks became attractive in 2014 as front-end projects needed repeatable asset processing without becoming harder to understand.
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Grunt And The Front-End Build Process Becoming Normal
A practical look at why front-end task runners started to matter in 2013, and how Grunt changed the way repeated build steps were handled on client projects.
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Front-End Build Tools And The Work We Were Repeating By Hand
A 2012 view of front-end build tools, linting and CSS processing, and why the repeated setup work on websites was starting to need a more reliable process.