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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by mrgalaxy on Saturday July 23, 2016 @12:06PM (#12149888)
Actually Webpack and Rollup go hand-in-hand. Rollup just compiles JavaScript ES6 modules into a single file, dealing with only `import` and `export` statements and some tree-shaking. Webpack handles everything else, like ES6-to-ES5 conversion, bundling dependencies, styles and everything else you need to get your code shippable to browsers and node.
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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by sergiotapia on Saturday July 23, 2016 @12:54PM (#12150074)
>Actually Webpack and Rollup go hand-in-hand. Rollup just compiles JavaScript ES6 modules into a single file

Isn't that webpacks gig. Or what that gulp? Or was that browserify? Or was that Jello? Or was that...

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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by draw_down on Saturday July 23, 2016 @01:18PM (#12150158)
Doesn't seem so terrible to me for people to have a choice in what tool they use.
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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by nilliams on Saturday July 23, 2016 @07:05PM (#12151396)
You seem to be complaining that innovation is happening.

If you don't want to deal with the inevitable 'options' that are going to be offered up by a community as large as the JS community, you could 1. pick a smaller community, 2. stick to old tech (e.g. at our company we still have an app running on RequireJS that runs just fine -- RequireJS is over 6 years old). 3. calmly re-assess tech choices every year or so.

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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by sergiotapia on Sunday July 24, 2016 @09:01AM (#12153190)
>You seem to be complaining that innovation is happening.

Not at all. I'm complaining that all of these seemingly similar tools keep superseding each other and solve...what exactly.

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Re:PR converts the Three.js codebase to ES2015 modules by nilliams on Monday July 25, 2016 @04:48PM (#12161516)
Why do you think competitiveness of tooling is a bad thing? I understand why it could feel overwhelming, but you really can just pick one (assuming it appears to do what you want) and if it does, stick with it.
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