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Currently Playing: Why Webpack changed everything, and why it had to change | with Evan You

For nearly a decade, Webpack was the foundation of modern frontend development. Every major framework at the time relied on it. In this video, Evan You explains how Webpack’s flexibility and power made it the industry standard, why it became so complex, and how it shaped the next generation of build tools like Vite and ESBuild. From the golden age of plugins and loaders to the frustration of slow hot-reloads, this is the story of how Webpack defined, and limited, the developer experience. Follow us: X: x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: cultrepo.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/cult.repo