I remember the days where we had to write approximately one thousand .config files to get some Javascript app up and running. Nowadays, everyone I know is using browserify or webpack, either directly or through a boilerplate of some sort, like create-react-app.

A few months ago, another one entered the competition:

There are many web application bundlers out there with huge adoption, including webpack and browserify. So, why do we need another one? The main reasons are around developer experience.

Don’t get me wrong, webpack is fine. But when I see these kinds of benchmarks, I feel like I’m missing out on something big:

Benchmark for a build with different bundlers

Their main goal is to give you a really simple work-out-of-the-box bundler. So I decided to try it out and create a minimal React app with it. For those in a hurry, you can find the code here, otherwise keep reading!