#Npm upgrade webpack install#
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In the last weeks, phx.new has been broken because of node-sass and then npm v7. If someone runs the phx.new installer for v1.6 in 5 years from now, they should still get a fully functional project.

#Npm upgrade webpack full#

This matters because it gives us full ownership of the getting started process. Speaking of the esbuild change, JosГ© Valim, the creator of Elixir said: The Phoenix change to esbuild does not prevent you from using whatever asset processing tools you need. If your team does a lot of front-end javascript, you likely have your own customized setup using webpack or other tools anyway. So esbuild allows us to execute on all fronts! This change allows newcomers a seamless getting started experience, long-term moderate js/css users a rock-solid reproducible build for the lifetime of their projects, and advanced client-side SPA users a trivial opt-in path.

#Npm upgrade webpack install#

With esbuild, those that want to take advantage of the innovation in the node community need only to npm install and esbuild will handle it, so the opt-in path is as simple as it gets when folks are doing complex client-side development that necessarily involves node tooling. Also, long-term reproducible builds are essential for maintainable software & node has not stood this test of time.

I say this in the fairest way possible after years of support & churn вЂ“ I now consider placing the burden of node/npm/webpack on new users as actively harmful. Some of the issues overlapped into multiple areas, so we can safely say that around 30% of reported Phoenix issues were related to JavaScript packaging! That's a lot of issues to support and they aren't even for the language the framework is written in!Д¬hris McCord, the creator and maintainer of Phoenix had this to say: Of the Phoenix project's 2,034 total issues, npm was involved in 591, webpack played a role in 79, and brunch was a factor for 171. To understand why the change happened, it's good to get a sense of the problems the Phoenix team has been dealing with.

It is a JavaScript bundler that performs many common asset pipeline tasks.

A recent PR was merged that replaces the use of node, npm, and webpack with esbuild.ДЇor those new to esbuild, it is written in Go so it compiles to native code and runs really fast. 3В min Share this post on Twitter Share this post on Hacker News Share this post on Reddit FYI: Phoenix Drops Webpack and Npm for Esbuild Author Name Mark Ericksen Twitter Phoenix Framework is the go-to web framework for Elixir developers.