Building transforms an application’s source code and assets into files ready for delivery. Frontend frameworks commonly provide a CLI command, such as npm run build, to perform much of this work. section 1.3.1
A simplified frontend build can:
- Compile component templates into JavaScript that creates each component’s view. section 1.3.1
- Bundle application code, third-party code, and component CSS into output files. section 1.3.1
- Minify files and generate or copy the HTML file served to users. section 1.3.1
Figure 1.4 A simplified diagram of a frontend application’s build process
View a simplified diagram of the frontend build process. section 1.3.1
