Some time ago I wrote about how to use and configure rollup.js in conjunction with Babel featuring gulp.js as the task runner. Since then, a lot has happened in web developer land and fortunately things got easier as well. Because I still like gulp.js and rollup.js and one does not need the full webpack power (and sometimes madness) everytime, I want to give a quick overview on how I use these tools today....
In the last post, I presented a simple setup to compile ES2015 JS code. Gulp was used there as a task runner and in this article I’ll show you a simple way to black-box-test your gulp tasks. The gulp task The first step I suggest to do, is to structure your gulp tasks/functions in a modular way, if not already done. For example, my task to compile ES2015 code and bundle the modules could look like this:...
As this year is over tomorrow, it’s my last chance to sneak in some 2015 stuff. In this post, I want to show you a simple setup I use to compile my JS written in ES2015 for this blog. Update 🚨 I’ve published a new version of this article featuring the latest updates of these tools. I recommend reading it since it’s easier and uses less dependencies. Go check it out!...