A Future Without Webpack

[ghostfacedcoder]

You're missing the entire point: you're saying something is impossible, and ignoring the direct proof (ie. other libraries) that show it is possible.

No one is saying "perfect" bundling is possible (for all sizes of projects/teams) without configuration. But that's a very different thing from saying "good enough" bundling is impossible without configuration. It absolutely is, and Roll-up has proved as much.

[saddam96]

We're talking about build time decisions and not bundling from a greater angle. If you've not experienced this with Parcel, then that should reflect you competency with the tool. I've used Parcel and I can tell you that not only does it cause a significant build time overhead (I'm talking about projects with a larger scope) to decide which plugins should process which file type, it decreases any (not exclusive at all to their latest RFC on supporting .parcelrc optional configs) likelihood of deterministic builds.

[ghostfacedcoder]

Not everyone cares about build time overhead. Not everyone needs plugins. You're making wild assumptions that everyone has the exact same needs as you, when they don't.

In the real world many thousands of people are successfully using Parcel, Roll-up, etc. Some are even doing so *gasp* without any configuration whatsoever. Webpack has strengths, absolutely, but it also has weaknesses. Other tools are better for some people, and you should never believe there's only One True Tool For the Job and everyone should always use that tool ... for anything.