Grunt 1.0.0 released

Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by nailer on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @07:47AM (#11429607)

You misunderstand what I meant. Nobody has written or suggested that webpack outputs script tags or AMD. I simply stated that webpack markets itself as using script tags and AMD as input, which is true: from the meta description on webpack.github.io:

"Webpack is a module bundler. It packs CommonJs/AMD modules i. e. for the browser"

If you use AMD as input you have to get updates to your libraries separately, and your libraries are bloated since AMD modules tend to use dependencies less.

You should also check out https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

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Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by pcr0 on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @08:45AM (#11429897)

Where does it say it uses script tags for input? The quote you mention says CommonJS/AMD. CommonJS is the de-facto standard these days. Typically, people write in ES6 imports, which then gets transpiled to CommonJS anyway.

It accepts AMD as an option, but honestly, I've been using webpack for about a month and I haven't come across a single library that recommends using AMD. It's just there as an option for those who need it. Most of the world has moved on from AMD due to its issues, so I can't really see your point.

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Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by mwhite on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @07:35PM (#11435451)

I think by script tags he means JS modules that only "export" things using globals.

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Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by nailer on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @10:53AM (#11430815)

You admit most of the world had moved on from AMD, but don't see why advertising AMD support as a main feature - to the point it's mentioned in the sites description - would dissuade people?

Being able to shim script tag libraries is mentioned in various places through the docs (and used to be even more prominent than it is now).

I'm responding out of charity here: you made an angry response, were shown to have misread the post, and haven't apologised. Be civil.

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Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by Ciantic on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @11:49AM (#11431346)

Mr. that was not my reply, and I didn't made a angry response... If you thought my characters conveyed angryness I apologize, I just critcized your points.

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Re:Grunt 1.0.0 released by nailer on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @06:04PM (#11434926)

oops I didn't realise someone else chimed in.

Re your original post, the 'damned' and 'what are you talking about' and not reading my post charitably (that I was lying rather than just reading the site description) seemed rude. Thank you for apologising.

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